New York tenants are invited to join Mayor Bill De Blasio, Assemblyman Keith Wright, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, other elected officials and
tenant leaders at «A Rally for Tenants» at the Harlem State Office Plaza (West 125th Street & Adam Clayton Powell Blvd) on Saturday, June 6th at 12:30 pm.
We will not stand for this treatment,» said Andrew Goebel,
Tenant Leader at 1135 Pelham Parkway North.
Not exact matches
«Westchester County faces a crisis of housing affordability, and we need a true progressive
leader at the helm of county government to fight for working families,» said Michael McKee of
Tenants PAC.
At a time where
leaders in Albany have failed to stand up for the
tenants that make this city's greatness possible, it is more important than ever that
leaders in New York City have stood up for them.»
A New York City Housing Authority
tenant leader also attacked Councilwoman Helen Rosenthal, the wife of an investment banker, for leading school children in a cheer claiming their parents could afford the fee
at a recent rally in support of the proposal.
A New York City Housing Authority
tenant leader tore into Manhattan Councilwoman Helen Rosenthal for leading chants claiming families can afford a proposed 10 - cent fee on plastic bags
at a rally in favor of the measure earlier this week.
Carmen Quiñones, President of the Douglas Houses
Tenant Association, said Cuomo should have given more residents and tenant leaders the spotlight at the press confe
Tenant Association, said Cuomo should have given more residents and
tenant leaders the spotlight at the press confe
tenant leaders the spotlight
at the press conference.
Joseph Mascia was suspended as a
tenant commissioner
at the Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority pending a hearing to determine whether he will be removed altogether for his racist rant against the city's black
leaders.
Deputy Senate Majority
Leader John DeFrancisco said he was alarmed by the Cuomo administration's rapid approval of another $ 15 million for a ne
tenant at a factory where the state has already spent $ 90 million.
It is unlikely all of them will be on the ballot
at the time of the primary, but of the ones that appeared before us, we should be aware that Rosie Mendez, an attorney, former
tenant advocate specializing in housing issues, and District
Leader, leads the pack, with the strongest organization and a battery of endorsements by government
leaders including Reps. Velázquez & Maloney, Assemblymembers Glick & Sanders, Senators Connor & Krueger, Council Member Christine Quinn and many of the state committee members and district
leaders from all over the Lower East Side and the East Side.
He's a former chairperson of Community Board 3,
tenant representative on the Rent Guidelines Board and a former parent
leader at the Neighborhood School.
Trever Holland, a
tenant leader and task force member, told us today it's not clear why the group will not be speaking in one unified voice
at the meetings.
Even if there are long odds in court,
at least some
tenant leaders are relieved that the elected officials are now taking a more forceful stand.
At last month's rally, Brewer said of the community engagement efforts, «We gave it a chance, we worked with the wonderful
tenant leaders, we worked with the task force.
Tomorrow
at 10 a.m., Council Member Margaret S. Chin and Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer will join
tenant leaders and community advocates to publicly pressure the City Planning Commission to deny the applications in Two Bridges when they vote later this year.
Fifty
tenant leaders showed up
at her office to deliver 900 postcards from people in her district
at a Christmas - themed caroling event after she cancelled a meeting with us twice.
Tenant organizer Michael McKee attended two meetings last spring with Glen, city Housing Commissioner Vicki Been and three dozen real - estate industry and community
leaders at City Hall.
After moderating a forum of
tenants group
leaders at 1199 SEIU's credit union headquarters on 43rd Street, Ms. James urged the audience to take an aggressive posture toward the state legislators — one half of which is controlled by real estate industry - friendly Republicans — to pressure them into fortifying the city's rent regulations when they come up for renewal this year this year.
Currently both the East Tower and West Tower encompassing about 750,000 sq. ft. is fully leased to an array of credit
tenants, says says John Isaacs, executive vice president and life science practice group
leader at CBRE in New York.
Judi Kende, vice president and New York market
leader at Enterprise Community Partners, urges the New York State Legislature to strengthen rent laws and provide enough funds for enforcement efforts, with the goal of preventing affordable units from leaving the rent stabilization system and curbing
tenant harassment.
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tenants, employees and community
leaders who match our energy, drive, innovation and passion for retail.