NYCHA Ignored Warnings That Ventilation Woes Endangered Tenants During Pandemic, Emails Show

A consultant repeatedly urged public housing managers to overhaul decrepit airflow systems in 240 complexes across the city. But NYCHA officials, who insisted there was no danger, did nothing for weeks as the virus raged.

NYCHA Ignored Warnings That Ventilation Woes Endangered Tenants During Pandemic, Emails Show

NYS Senator Schumer, Councilman Ritchie Torres and other elected officials held a press conference asking for $80 Billion for NYC Public Housing. – Bronx …

Mayor wants a vacancy tax for empty storefronts

New York landlords tend to be institutional investors and hedge funds. Small businesses have been having a tough time renting stores, which typically go to chains or temporary luxury businesses.

Mayor wants a vacancy tax for empty storefronts

By Anthony Noto (New York Business Journal)

Vacant storefront windows throughout New York City are an urban blight. And with traditional retail being such a …