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housing court

Mayor Bill de Blasio.

De Blasio Revisits 2013 Campaign Themes in His State of the City Showtime at the Apollo

"My message to all New Yorkers tonight is very simple, and I hope very clear: this is your city. This is your city, you helped make it what it is. And it is up to us to protect it."
By Will Bredderman
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito share a moment after announcing a budget deal.

Up For Re-Election, De Blasio Finally Bows to Push for Taxpayer-Funded Lawyers in Housing Court

After resisting the "very, very costly" proposal for three years, Bill de Blasio announced a $93 million plan to implement it as he seeks a second term.
By Will Bredderman
Mayor Bill de Blasio makes an announcement regarding legal representation for tenants in housing court at the High Bridge Library in the Bronx, New York.

More New Yorkers Facing Eviction Have Lawyers, But No Right to Counsel Yet

Mayor Bill de Blasio today city investments in programs to provide lawyers to tenants facing eviction in housing court—but stopped short of endorsing the "right to counsel" that's been advocated for in the City Council.
By Jillian Jorgensen
Mayor Bill de Blasio. (Photo: Andrew Burton for Getty Images)

De Blasio Says Right to Counsel in Civil Court ‘on the Horizon’—But Only if Feds Pay

By Will Bredderman
Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito at her State of the City address last year. (Photo: William Alatriste/NYC Council)

Council Votes to Create New ‘Office of Civil Justice’

By Jillian Jorgensen
Comptroller Scott Stringer at a press conference today. (Photo: Jillian Jorgensen/New York Observer)

Comptroller Calls for More Interpreters and Better Signs in Housing Court

By Jillian Jorgensen
Councilman Mark Levine, left, and Councilwoman Vanessa Gibson join activists to call for the passage of Intro 214 (Twitter: Mark Levine).

Facing GOP State Senate, Gibson and Levine Push Tenant Lawyer Law

By Will Bredderman
A bright(er) future for a historic hotel? (B*2, flickr)

Chelsea Hotel Tenants Win The Day In Court

By Kim Velsey
And the now infamous interior

Chelsea Hotel In Housing Court: Tenants At Iconic Building Say They’re Tired of Mold, Asbestos, Being Lied To

By Kim Velsey

Even the City Must Pay Its Slumlords

By Laura Kusisto

You Mosque Be Kidding: Housing Court Tosses Back-Rent Lawsuit Against El-Gamal

By Zeke Turner
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