Immensely proud of our fight, no matter what. We & our allies in the legislature fought HARD. And New York’s tenants aren’t going anywhere. Real estate is going to keep coming for rent stabilization, but we’ll be back stronger than ever — to fix what they broke and more.

Listening to the oral arguments in #JohnsonVGrantsPass, here are some of the powerful statements against criminalizing homelessness: 🧵1/?

Gerri lived outside in Boise. She knows that her experience of homelessness does not make her a criminal. As Justice Sotomayor asked during the #JohnsonVGrantsPass hearing, where will the homeless population go if every city in the country lacks compassion? #HousingNotHandcuffs

NYC tenants: if you are covered by #GoodCause, it is now in effect: you can contest rent hikes, nonrenewals, and no-fault evictions. Your landlord may tell you it is not in effect until August — this is FALSE! Good Cause in effect, but notice requirements don’t start until Aug.

50 years ago today, New York's rent stabilization system was signed into law. For 50 years, the Emergency Tenant Protection Act has kept New Yorkers in their homes and neighborhoods. Now it’s time to strengthen & expand the ETPA -- to protect New Yorkers for the next 50 years.

As of today, you can officially apply to get on the Section 8 waitlist. If you've been navigating the site, how's it going? citylimits.org/2024/05/22/nyc…

Stabilized tenants I counsel are dismayed when they learn that the ballooning rent in the leases their landlord sent them over the last few years is not only legal but approved by Mayor Adams. Incomes are not keeping up. NYC needs a new Mayor that cares about renters!!

Criminalizing homelessness won’t solve the crisis. Keeping rents low + housing our homeless neighbors will. This SCOTUS decision is cruel. But our fight for homes for all continues.

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: To deliver a safer, more affordable, more livable, and better-run city… I proudly announce my candidacy for Mayor of New York City. Please watch our new video to learn about my vision for the city, and join our campaign at landerfornyc.com

Many NY tenants can fight rent increases and evictions as Good Cause takes full effect. We are already wielding this new law in eviction court and you can too! thecity.nyc/2024/08/23/goo…

Sell out New Yorkers to enrich landlords and billionaires, and your time will run out. This is just the start. Every real estate-bought politician has to go.

447 days have passed since the Council’s CityFHEPS reforms laws were enacted into law. Today, we are launching a new website tracking the significant rise in evictions and homelessness due to the Administration's refusal to implement the laws. Evictionsevery.day

Mark your calendar. Today is the day NYC decriminalizes jaywalking, and it's about time!🚶🏽 Here's why we welcome this news:

“This guidance is deeply alarming and will likely deter vulnerable individuals and families with children from entering the local shelter system due to fear of detention and deportation,” Kathryn Kliff, staff attorney, LAS. nydailynews.com/2025/02/06/ada…

Know your rights during an encounter with ICE legalaidnyc.org/get-help/immig…

TODAY IS MY BIRTHDAY! All I want for my birthday is a Rent Freeze Mayor!!! Vote Zohran Kwame Mamdani #1, Brad Lander #2, and NO CUOMO. In the meantime, I’ve declared myself mayor for the day. Thank you.

Mayor Mamdani! For New Yorkers who are poor, working class, homeless, and suffering under the strain of a city that is not affordable, tonight is a win in the fight for justice!

After the city suddenly cancelled an incentive for landlords to hold units for voucher holders—covering a month’s rent while the subsidy application is processed—shelter residents & legal groups won a temporary court order to keep it. via patrick spauster: bit.ly/4kdMIfl

Legal Aid condemns the Rent Guidelines Board for voting to increase rents for residents of stabilized apartments, lofts and hotels. The increase is 3 percent on 1-year leases and 4.5 percent on 2-year leases. More: legalaidnyc.org/news/condemns-…

A major and long fought win for New Yorkers!