Kingston Rent Guidelines Board Cuts Rents by 15%!
Landlords are outraged by the first-ever rollback.
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Kingston Tenants Win Historic 15% Rent Reduction
A grassroots tenant-organizing victory comes after Orlando and several cities across CA adopted rent control on Tuesday.
Lower East Side Organizers Look to Launch New Community Land Trusts
They are working to transform two city-owned parking lots into affordable housing that will be built on land that cannot be resold for profit.
Tenant Associations Are Forming Rapidly in Brooklyn
Brooklyn Eviction Defense has helped start more than 20 militant tenant associations since March.
Mutual Aid Groups Mobilize in Response to Migrant Influx
Ariadna Phillips of South Bronx Mutual/Mutual Aid Collective tells the NY City Council about the city’s failure to meet the basic needs of migrants.
Carlina Rivera and the Untold History of How East River Park Was Destroyed
How the Lower East Side City Councilwoman ignored her constituents, laid waste to a treasured neighborhood park and now poses as an environmental champion as she runs for Congress.
The former Uber driver has mobilized a grassroots campaign to counter an entrenched incumbent.
Homeless Union Launched by NYC Shelter Residents
Its first campaign is to improve the quality of the food they are served
RGB Rent Hikes ‘Just the Beginning’
Eric Adams’ impact on the Rent Guidelines Board is beginning to be felt.
In Crown Heights, Tenant Union Members Learn from Each Other’s Experiences with Abusive Landlords
The cases of Joyce Webster and Janina Davis point to a pattern of the police and prosecutors aiding and abetting landlord abuse of their tenants, particularly those who are Black women.