He’s back: Steve Croman resumes management, to tenants’ dismay
A bogeyman of New York tenants is back, just in time for Friday the 13th. Nearly five years after...
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Inflation crushing rent-stabilized owners: landlord group
October could have offered some reprieve for cash-strapped owners of rent-stabilized buildings. Instead, a report from a prominent landlord...
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Landlord attack dog Jay Martin tries playing nice
There’s Jay Martin the Twitter personality, and then there’s Jay Martin the lobbyist. The former is a bit of...
Justice delayed: The endless frustration of housing court
Before the pandemic, housing court wasn’t exactly a well-oiled machine. But at least it moved. Sitting on the eighth...
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Can tenants have it both ways?
Anh-Thu Nguyen and her two roommates don’t want to leave their apartment. Why would they? Although it won’t appear in Architectural Digest, it’s perfectly livable, it’s on the most prestigious street in Brooklyn’s nicest...
Landlords offer to re-open 20K warehoused apartments*
Landlords have a deal for Albany. They would fix up and return 20,000 rent-stabilized apartments to the market. In...
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Flooded by dog urine, assaulted by tenants, landlord’s still locked out
It had been more than two years since Kennisha Gilbert set eyes on her upstairs apartment. Gilbert and her...
Council bill demands landlords turn up thermostats
The City Council is turning up the heat on landlords — literally. Council member Crystal Hudson introduced a bill...
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Even after receiving rental aid, landlords find ways to get tenants evicted
Landlords of residential properties are figuring out ways to cut tenants loose even after they have paid their back...
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Is “medtail” a cure for Manhattan’s vacant storefronts?
As big-box retailers reduce their brick-and-mortar presence in New York City, an emerging class of tenants is proving to...