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New York’s 10 Worst Landlords Slumming It in the Bronx

It may be the holiday season, but Public Advocate Bill Deblasio delivered some much-deserved coal to the city’s worst landlords today. For the second year in a row, the public advocate’s office compiled a list of the city’s worst landlords, up to 358 across all five boroughs.

The public advocate has created a new Watch List 2.0, which lets New Yorkers see if their building is on the list and to spot trends on building improvements and new deficiencies. The shame campaign appears to be working since 176 landlords who made the list last year are poised to be removed for fixing up their properties. Read More

The Eternal Public Advocate

Mark Green was a picture of calm.

"Twenty minutes ago, I had a delightful conversation with the mayor," said the two-term former public advocate, sitting on a stool in the kitchen of his East 19th Street loft, wearing a blue blazer, open collar shirt and blue suede Adidas sneakers. "It was very friendly." Read More