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Rent Guidelines Board trims hike, but Bronx pushback grows: ‘Not far enough’
Community Action for Safe ApartmentsCASA Tenant Organizer Joanne Grell addressed a crowd of protesters calling on the Rent Guidelines Board to implement a rent freeze outside it’s initial preliminary vote on April 30, 2025 at La Guardia Community College ...
NYC Mayoral Candidates Hear From Irked Tenants About Housing Crisis
Community Action for Safe ApartmentsTenants said they hope candidates commit to a rent freeze, focus on homelessness, and help senior citizens and families afford their apartments.Bronx tenants voiced their concerns about the city’s housing crisis and heard how mayoral ...
Bronx Times | CM Stevens presents $100K check to New Settlement Apartments to support youth programming
New SettlementYouthBuild participants, YouthBuild Program Director Roman Woodson (sixth from right), New York City Council Member Althea Stevens (third from right) and New Settlement Executive Director Rigaud Noel (right) with the $100,000 check from Council Member ...
Bronx Times | Bronx tenants rally after two weeks without cooking gas, alleging years of neglect
New SettlementTenants stand outside their building on Findley Avenue to protest its landlord, David Tennenbaum. Courtesy of CASA Frustrated tenants at two rent-stabilized buildings in Claremont rallied on Tuesday to protest their landlord, demanding action after enduring ...
Norwood News | The Bronx Talks Housing
New Settlement(L to R) CASA LEADER FITZROY Christian, District 16 Tenant Advisory Council Secretary Linda Kemp, and NYC Department of Social Services Deputy Commissioner Jamar Hooks serve as panelists for the 7th Annual Housing Conference at ...
BronxTimes | Seventh annual Housing Conference held to better inform tenants of their rights
New SettlementAttendees listening in, asking questions and receiving input. Photo by Jewel Webber The office of New York City Council Member Althea Stevens (16th Council District) and District 16’s Tenant, Block and Neighborhood Advisory Council hosted the seventh ...