Sentences with phrase «over rent regulations»

But Michael McKee, treasurer of the Tenant Political Action Committee, who has tangled unsuccessfully with the real estate industry in Albany and at City Hall over rent regulations, took a darker view.

He wouldn't weigh in on whether tenant advocates were right to be angry with Mr. Cuomo over rent regulations --» that issue is still being debated right now» — nor on how he thinks a straight extender on 421a for six months will affect his affordable housing plan, again insisting there was «real dialogue» going on and that his focus was on increasing the amount of affordable housing requiring through the tax break.

Both companies had a financial interest in Silver's work in the Legislature, particularly on the 421a tax abatement program and the perpetual debate over rent regulations.

ALBANY — Even as negotiations over rent regulations, the 421 - a housing program, and other issues remain unresolved, the State Senate on Wednesday passed a measure that would designate the wood frog as the official state amphibian.

The candidate said she would make the upcoming fight in Albany over rent regulations her signature issue.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- The fight over rent regulations stretched from the city to Albany Thursday, with several protesters getting arrested and dozens of tenants later swarming a Rent Guidelines Board meeting.

ALBANY — Some of the city and state lawmakers in the middle of an important fight over rent regulations say they've arrived at their views on the issue through first - hand experience.

Espaillat was hesitant to say the negotiations over the rent regulation legislation should be tied to the ongoing debate for a tax cap.

Currently, control over rent regulation lies with the state rather than city — due to the so - called Urstadt law, which was enacted in 1971 and named after then - governor Nelson Rockefeller's housing commissioner Charles Urstadt.

The impending end of an alliance between Senate Republicans and the Independent Democratic Conference also makes it more likely that the Senate will turn blue and support Mayor Bill de Blasio's push to repeal the Urstadt Law, which gives power over rent regulation and co-op conversion to state legislators, Crain's reported.

But one of the keys to his potential success is his call to repeal a law that hands state legislature power over rent regulation.

For more information on the fight over rent regulation, check out Real Rent Reform, a coalition of community groups working together for safe, stable, and affordable housing for New Yorkers.

Not exact matches

Municipal regulations are equally blameworthy for jacking up rents and denying low - income Canadians roofs over their heads.

Take the recent battle in Albany over the expiration of rent regulation and 421a, which gives tax breaks in exchange for allocating some units as affordable housing.

It renewed rent regulations for over a million apartments in New York City, authorized property tax rebates for 2.5 million homeowners on Long Island and upstate, restructured and extended a tax subsidy for the real estate industry — the biggest source of state campaign contributions — and authorized New York City mayor Bill de Blasio's control of city schools for another year.

Underlying the question of deadline lies a debate over what type of rent regulation New York should have.

The top spenders so far in 2015 correlate with the top issues this year, fights over the future of public education and New York City's rent regulations.

Nevertheless, fault lines are already forming over some key issues, including rent regulations and how to measure teacher performance.

The state Legislature has sway over key real estate laws affecting Glenwood, including the 421 - a tax abatement program and rent regulation in New York City.

TPU investigators, auditors and attorneys have recaptured more than 32,000 units that landlords had failed to register, restoring them to rent regulation, saving the State over a billion dollars in rehabilitation and reconstruction costs.

I think if there isn't action on mayoral control of education, if there isn't action on rent regulation, if there isn't action on 421 - a, people all over the city, all over the state will look at Albany and once again conclude, Albany is not interested in serving the needs of the people.

«It's going to be a big year — 421 - a is up for renewal, rent regulation is up for renewal, we will introduce a mandatory inclusionary housing in the spring, we'll be introducing some new resilient over the spring,» she also said.

Well, after what went on at Cooper Union, with everyone up in arms over the rent stabilized rent increases, you would think people would be upset that rent regulation was extended.

Speaking to reporters earlier today, de Blasio heaped praise on the Assembly Democrats, (even though his support among conference members has reportedly been eroding steadily over the past several weeks), saying they have been «consistently responsive to the city's concerns,» and adding: «They've been serious, they've been resolute, and they've gotten a lot done, particularly on issues like rent regulation.»

Republicans, too, will have clout over extending mayoral control of New York City schools as well as rent regulations, both of which expire next year.

On 421a, the issue has been over whether the abatement should be allowed to expire along side rent regulations for New York City.

With the state's rent regulations set to sunset in June, the Assembly's Democratic majority is firing an opening shot in what is typically a high - profile legislative fight over the future of New York City's approximately 1 million rent - stabilized apartments.

«We're talking about rent regulations for over 2 million New Yorkers expiring at midnight and they still haven't gotten their act together.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork / AP)-- Negotiations over the renewal of New York City's now - expired rent regulations will continue through the weekend and into next week, as New York state lawmakers struggle to strike a deal that would revive the rules and bring a difficult legislative session to a close.

The report comes just one week before the current «emergency» rent regulations hit their June 15 expiration date and threaten decades - old price controls for over 1 million city apartments under the rent - stabilization program.

Now there's a shocker,» Gov. Andrew Cuomo responded on Thursday to reporters who inquired about Mayor Bill de Blasio's concerns over Albany's reluctance to deliver more than simple extenders of policies like mayoral control of schools and rent regulations that impact

I think if there isn't action on mayoral control of education, if there isn't action on rent regulation, if there isn't action on 421 - a, people all over the city, all over the state will look at Albany and once again conclude, Albany is not interested in serving the needs of the people,» he said.

While Republicans have been pushing to roll over the current rent regulations, Democrats want to expand and strengthen them.

Before marching in the parade on Sunday morning, Cuomo received an award from State Sen. Adriano Espaillat — who was arrested during a protest outside Cuomo's office in June, during the debate over renewing rent regulations — at a marina in Upper Manhattan.

The bill gave the New York state legislature final authority over the city's rent regulation at a time when the city was on the edge of financial disaster.

Several studies demonstrate that over 300,000 rent - stabilized apartments have been removed from regulation in New York City and the surrounding metro area.

With one exception, the Democratic dissenters seemed to have no animus towards the wood frog, but they expressed a great deal of frustration over the Republican majority's priorities as the bill came up for discussion 41 hours after the expiration of rent regulations.

Wednesday started poorly for Heastie and his fellow Democrats, as Republicans who control the Senate dug in over the renewal of rent regulations in New York City.

But under the radar this year, as lawmakers tussled over issues like rent regulations, mayoral control of city schools and the ouster of the legislative leaders of both houses, all but one of the Women's Equality Act bills quietly passed the Legislature.

«Albany is continuing its session as we speak,» Mr. de Blasio said, a theme he returned to over and over as reporters pressed him on rent regulation, the 421a tax credit, mayoral control of city schools, and other issues Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a fellow Democrat, indicated that state leaders had settled yesterday.

«The most important thing to say to Albany is «this ballgame ain't over yet,»» he said, stressing that talks about the rent regulations affecting more than 1 million apartments and about the 421a abatement.

While politicians tend to minimize the impact of such donations, tenant advocates and others contend that the money is a prime mover in debates over rent laws and state and city regulations affecting the real estate industry.