National
Biden restores, tweaks fair housing rule
By TRD Staff | January 19, 2023 11:42AM
A federal rule to compel suburbs to diversify their housing is back, although it’s a little different from the Obama administration’s version. In an election-year maneuver, Donald Trump scrapped the original Affirmatively Furthering Fair...
Biden restores, tweaks fair housing rule
Tri-State
Long Island landlord forks over just $15K to settle voucher case
TRD Staff | November 07, 2022 08:45AM
The owner of two multifamily properties in Suffolk County will hand over a modest sum to settle housing discrimination...
Long Island landlord forks over just $15K to settle voucher case
Brokerages cough up $115k to settle Newsday discrimination claims
By Suzannah Cavanaugh | August 30, 2022 04:09PM
Nearly three years after a Newsday investigation pulled back the curtain on racial discrimination by Long Island residential brokers,...
Brokerages cough up $115k to settle Newsday discrimination claims
Tri-State
How not to discriminate: Long Island Realtors launch fair housing effort
By Harrison Connery | June 27, 2022 11:44AM
The Long Island Board of Realtors has launched a fair housing awareness campaign, two years after a probe found...
How not to discriminate: Long Island Realtors launch fair housing effort
National Issue
Cashed out: Nonwhite homeowners denied access to refi bonanza
By Cordilia James | January 10, 2022 07:30AM
What’s a whitewash worth? In the case of Indiana homeowner Carlette Duffy, about $150,000. For Marin County, California, couple...
Cashed out: Nonwhite homeowners denied access to refi bonanza
Lawsuit claims 15 Hudson Yards discriminates with “poor doors”
By Kathryn Brenzel | July 22, 2021 02:46PM
Three prospective tenants of a Hudson Yards tower claim that Related Companies has ignored city and federal laws by...
Lawsuit claims 15 Hudson Yards discriminates with “poor doors”
Tri-State
Campaign against co-op discrimination notches win in Westchester
By Erin Hudson | July 02, 2021 08:00AM
Victories in advocates’ quest to curb co-op discrimination have been sporadic, as trade groups argued that disclosing why propsective...
Campaign against co-op discrimination notches win in Westchester
City Council to require racial equity reports for rezonings
By Kathryn Brenzel | June 16, 2021 08:00AM
The City Council is set to pass a bill forcing developers to include a “racial equity report” with certain...
City Council to require racial equity reports for rezonings
Issue Archive
“Not our kind”: How discrimination persists in New York co-ops
By E.B. Solomont and Sylvia Varnham O'Regan | May 19, 2021 07:30AM
Stefani Berkin spent much of 2019 visiting apartments with two of her clients, a gay couple in their 30s....
“Not our kind”: How discrimination persists in New York co-ops
New bill would force co-op boards to explain rejections
TRD Staff | April 12, 2021 11:18AM
State lawmakers are proposing rules to add transparency to co-op and condo boards’ application review process. A new Senate...
New bill would force co-op boards to explain rejections