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rent regulation

Mayor Bill de Blasio joins Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito to sign legislation to prevent tenant harassment Mayor Bill de Blasio joins Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito to sign legislation to prevent tenant harassment. (Demetrius Freeman/Mayoral Photography Office)

Gags to Riches: New Tenant Laws Limit Buyout Options

Mayor de Blasio signed new legislation on September 3 that creates additional restrictions and penalties for landlords that behave in a way that constitutes the new description of harassment.
By Morgan Halberg
A recent incident in which a cab driver attacked a woman in broad daylight shows Uber drivers have not cornered the market on controversy.

Afternoon Bulletin: Cab Dispatchers Bribed, Subway Delays Up And More

Eight LaGuardia Airport taxi dispatchers have been charged with accepting bribes from eager cabbies looking to abbreviate the long wait to pick up passengers, authorities say.
By Elizabeth Gurdus
NEW YORK - APRIL 14: An interior view of a model condominium at the benefit for "Rosie's Broadway Kids," at the sales center for Platinum luxury condominiums April 14, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

Out of Control on Rent Control

Last week, the Rent Guidelines Board approved the most shortsighted and counter-productive measure in its 46-year history.
By The Editors
Tenant advocates call for a rent rollback outside Cooper Union before the Rent Guidelines Board vote.

Rent Freeze! Rent Guidelines Board Approves Historic Zero Percent Increase

By Kim Velsey
cuomo new york rent protest

Housing Advocates and Politicians Stage Sleep-In for Rent Laws

By Hunter Harris
This view of the iconic Brooklyn Bridge may change a little once Pierhouse is built. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Afternoon Bulletin: Hotel Blocking Priceless Views of Brooklyn Bridge Approved

By Giulia Olsson
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo shared a moment at 2013's year's Columbus Day Parade, but this year they steered clear of one another. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

De Blasio: ‘I Don’t Know What I Would Do Different’ to Move Albany

By Jillian Jorgensen
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 26: Job seekers wait in line to meet with employers at the 25th Annual CUNY big Apple Job and Internship Fair at the Jacob Javits Convention Center on April 26, 2013 in New York City. The unemployment rate for Americans ages 16-24 is currently 16.2 percent, which is more than double the national rate of unemployment. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Strong Rent Regulation Is Needed to Address Crisis of Affordability

By Melissa Mark-Viverito, Mark Levine and Jumaane Williams
Crown Heights Tenants Union organizer Esteban Giron protests outside Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office (Photo: Will Bredderman/New York Observer).

Activists Rip Cuomo’s Rejection of Stronger Rent Laws

By Will Bredderman
Public Advocate Letitia James.

Letitia James Meets With Tenants, Lays Out Pro-Renter Agenda

By Will Bredderman
Councilman Corey Johnson, left, and Councilman Benjamin Kallos, far right, protest with renter (Photo: Will Bredderman/New York Observer).

Pols and Tenants Rally for ‘Rent Rollback’

By Will Bredderman
Yorkville. Skellig2008/flickr.

What Does a 1% Rent Increase Do? (Other Than Irritate Virtually Everyone)

By Kim Velsey
Mayor Bill de Blasio shovels snow in front of his Park Slope home (Mayor's Office/Rob Bennett)

Mayor Bill de Blasio Calls for Rent Guidelines Board to Freeze Rates

By Will Bredderman

Millionaires Are Ruining Rent-Stabilization for the Rest of Us

By Sage Lazzaro
Double-dippers beware.

Did You Just Double-Dip That Chip? Cuomo Cracks Down on School Tax Relief Abuse

By Chris Pomorski
Coming on the market soon? (Google maps)

After Supreme Court Declines To Hear Case, Harmons Now Considering Selling Townhouse

By Kim Velsey
Almost as good entertainment as the Rent Guidelines Board (_rockinfree, flickr)

Renters Outraged: RGB Votes To Raise Rents Again

By Kim Velsey
Where's the rent? (dpapworth, flickr)

Rent-Regulated Tenants Are On A Winning Streak

By Kim Velsey

A Good No-Decision

By The Editors
The place that could pull down the rent regs house of cards. (Property Shark)

Where’s the Rent? Supreme Court Witholds Decision on Whether or Not to Hear Rent Control Case

By Matt Chaban
Decision time. Will the Supreme Court hear the rent control case? (IslesPunkFan, flickr)

Does the End of Rent Control Start Today? Supreme Court Will Decide Whether or Not to Hear UWS Suit

By Kim Velsey
Raising the (rent regs) roof. (rnguyen01/Flickr)

Rental Relief! Mayor Bloomberg Renews NYC Rent Regulation Law

By Kim Velsey
Jimmy McMillan.

Jimmy McMillan: ‘I Live in Brooklyn’ [Video]

By Matt Chaban

Leonard Boxer on REBNY, Rent Regs and Nixon’s Desk

By Jotham Sederstrom
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