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2024 New York state Senate and Assembly primary election results
June 30, 2024
Incumbents on all sides of the Democratic Party are on the defensive from competitive challengers.
Are we closer to fixing N.Y.’s housing problem?
Jan. 21, 2024
Are we closer to fixing N.Y.’s housing problem?
Housing ‘have’ Linda Rosenthal won’t let have-nots have a chance
Jan. 7, 2024
Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal — chief of the Housing Committee — got hers. And she’s gonna make damn sure no one else gets theirs
New York Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins discusses comprehensive housing policy
Jan. 7, 2024
enate Majority Leader, Andrea Stewart-Cousins, D-Yonkers, talks to reporters about a legislative pay raise vote during a news conference at the state Capitol
Housing to take center stage in Albany in 2024 — again
Jan. 7, 2024
Last year was supposed to be the year Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York state lawmakers tackled the housing crisis.
The bills still awaiting Kathy Hochul’s signature before the end of the year
Nov. 19, 2023
The Legislature passed hundreds of bills before breaking in June. Many high-profile ones like eliminating even-year elections and a bill to create a reparations task force have yet to be signed.
New York’s First ‘Good Cause’ Eviction Law Falls, Ramping Up Push for Statewide Bill
March 2, 2023
In a six-page decision Thursday, a panel of Third Department judges sided with Albany landlords in finding that state property laws preempt and nullify the city’s 2021 good cause eviction protections. By Emma Whitford, City Limits
Appellate division says Albany's Good Cause law violates state law
March 2, 2023
The decision affirms lower court ruling overturning the so-called Good Cause eviction law that established conditions under which landlords could remove tenants. By Steve Hughes, Times Union
Calls for statewide law after Albany's 'good cause' eviction struck down
July 13, 2022
The city of Albany is appealing the ruling by a state Supreme Court justice - By Joshua Solomon, Times Union
Judge Strikes Down Albany's "Good Cause Eviction" Law
July 8, 2022
By Habitatmag.com