Monthly Archives: September 2014

The City Council, Tuesday, doubled potential fines for landlords harassing tenants to $10,000 and provided that HPD post the names of property owners convicted of harassment on its website. The legislation expands a 2008 law under which there have been … Continue reading →

We’re Moving. And more! ABO is moving next week to 5 Hanover Square, Suite 1605, New York, NY 10004.  Phone and fax numbers remain the same. We will be co-locating with Community Housing Improvement Program (CHIP) and working more closely … Continue reading →

Carl Weisbrod, chairman of the City Planning Commission, says every request for a zoning variance will trigger an affordable housing mandate. Weisbrod told an audience at New York Law School that the administration will propose formal requirements by the end … Continue reading →

Well, that stinks. At least if you live in Koreatown or Greenwood Heights. Not so great in Vinegar Hill or St. Albans either. Brickunderground had someone crunch the odor complaints from 311 calls to find the smelliest neighborhoods where no odor elimination … Continue reading →