NYC housing attorneys rally as potential strike nears: ‘A fair contract is possible’

… workers with LSSA 2320 marched in front of LSNYCs Manhattan office on 40 Worth Street on Monday afternoon chanting … staffers and LSNYC will meet for three marathon bargaining sessions If they fail to come to a deal unionized lawyers … are in the home stretch this week with our final bargaining sessions and are very hopeful that we will come to an …

By Celia Young |February 26, 2025 - 11:00AM
NYC broker fee bill becomes law without Adams’s signature

… sign off Adams declined to sign the Fairness in Apartment Rental Expenses FARE Act within a 30day window after … to inform New Yorkers about the new law In the past NYC renters have paid broker fees of 10 to 15 percent of the … High fees for  rentstabilized units some of the citys most affordable apartmentsparticularly frustrated renters The …

By Celia Young |December 16, 2024 - 3:00PM
NYC mayoral hopefuls want a rent freeze, but tenants may have to wait until 2026

… candidates for New York City mayor have backed freezing the rent at the citys roughly one million rentstabilized apartments But to do so a mayor would need to … to raise rents  Of the roughly 30 registered candidates for NYC mayor two hopefulsstate Senator Jessica Ramos and former …

By Celia Young |December 10, 2024 - 5:00PM