March 30 Mayor Bill de Blasio said today he is pushing to suspend this year’s Rent Guidelines Board process and freeze rents on the city’s nearly 1 million rent-regulated apartments in light of the coronavirus crisis. “If ever there was a time there should be a rent freeze, it is now,” de
March 27 Lawmakers and tenants’ rights groups have proposed a rent suspension, a freeze on increases, and other policies to help those struggling amid COVID-19. When the novel coronavirus hit New York City in early March, things were just starting to look up for Luis Perez. After more than a
March 13 – Advocates and lawmakers are calling on the state to help curb evictions in a time of crisis. Democrats are rallying behind a bill that would establish a moratorium on evictions and foreclosures during a state disaster emergency such as the one recently declared by Gov. Cuomo
March 5 – Students from private colleges across New York are asking for more state funding for financial aid programs such as the Tuition Assistance Program and the Arthur O. Eve Higher Education Opportunity Program, which provides aid and support for disadvantaged students. Hundreds of