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For a third straight day, Republican senators in Albany conferenced behind closed doors only to emerge saying they have no agreement on whether to bring a bill legalizing same-sex marriage to the floor...
View ArticleAssemblyman Jeffries on the Albany Finals
Welcome to Politics Bites, where every afternoon at It's A Free Country, we bring you the unmissable quotes from the morning's political conversations on WNYC. Today on the Brian Lehrer Show, New York...
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Homeless Fix Can Be Found in Vacant Buildings, Lots: Report
Citywide there are tens of thousands of apartments that are vacant and could be re-purposed to solve the long standing city's homeless problem, according to a report released Thursday afternoon.The...
View ArticleSupreme Court Won't Hear Challenge to Rent Regs
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear arguments in a case challenging the rent control and rent stabilization laws in New York City. That effectively means the laws, which are favorable to...
View ArticleHow Decisions In Albany Will Affect NYC Housing
New York Times reporter Charles Bagli talks about the impact Albany will have on affordable housing in NYC as 421-A and rent law renewals are voted on in the coming months.
View ArticleNick Offerman; A New Plan for NYCHA; Quranic Interpretations
The city is introducing a new plan to change the way public housing developments are funded and operated. NYCHA's general manager Michael Kelly shares the details of the plan and what it aims to...
View ArticleAlbany News
Ken Lovett, Albany bureau chief for The Daily News, talks about the latest on the renewals of the NYC rent laws and mayoral control of the schools.There are a lot of NYS Dems who don't support the...
View ArticleAre Rent Laws Worth It?
The 2015 legislative session is set to end Wednesday and lawmakers in Albany are still far apart on proposals to renew rent protections for more than 2 million tenants in and around New York City. Rent...
View ArticleHow New York City Tenants Lost Their Political Clout
Lawmakers hailed the rent laws renewed this year as a boon to tenants."It is an unprecedented package that protects tenants," said Governor Andrew Cuomo in announcing the bill to reporters.But...
View Article30 Issues: Rent Laws
In the first week of 30 Issues in 30 Days, Brian examines New York issues that may be in play if the State Senate flips to the Democrats, and that have previously been blocked by a Republican majority...
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