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What’s to Come at ‘Rental Ripoff’ Hearings? Tenant Hotline Staff Hear It All
The calls come in every few minutes, some at the same time. “Hello, you’ve reached the Met Council on Housing’s Tenants’ Rights Hotline,” a friendly voice answers. The voice belongs to one of the 40 or so volunteers who staff the hotline, some remotely and some, often, from a small, fluorescent-lit office on Vanderbilt Avenue […]
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Oversight on Snowed-In Sidewalks Complicated By Even More Snow
City transportation and sanitation officials slid off the hot seat Monday when a City Council hearing on the much-maligned response to a January winter storm was postponed — by another major snowfall that dropped close to 20 inches of snow across the five boroughs. But the prospect of a second postponement for Friday’s rescheduled oversight hearing […]
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Unions, NYCLU Slam Bills That Would Grant Police More Power Over Protests
College faculty unions and the New York Civil Liberties Union are turning up the heat in their opposition to a bill they say would greatly restrict the ability to protest or rally at schools and college campuses. Council Speaker Julie Menin says the bill is necessary to help combat hate and antisemitism. The bill, introduced […]
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Confusion and Doubt Greet Mamdani’s Property Tax Ploy
In a game of chicken, two opponents hurtle towards a mutually disastrous outcome. The loser swerves at the last minute to avoid calamity, while the victor wins because they hold their nerve. That’s the scenario Mayor Zohran Mamdani created for himself and Gov. Kathy Hochul last week when he threatened to raise property taxes by […]
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How NYC’s Tangled Property Tax System Works, and Why You Should Care
New York City’s complex property tax system affects everyone in the city, not just people who own property. The cost of those taxes affects retail space, how much you pay for rent and how (and where) things get built. In the five boroughs, there’s been longstanding and widespread agreement that the system is convoluted and […]
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