News Archives

In Latest Battle for Control of Stuyvesant Town, the Tenants Are Wooed: New York Times - September 3, 2010
Stuytown Creditor Trustees Sue to Stop Foreclosure: Bloomberg - August 18, 2010
Defaults Fail to Scare Suitors for 2 East Side Complexes: New York Times - August 10, 2010
Stuyvesant Town Mezz Lenders Pershing and Winthrop Plot Chapter 11: Financial Times - August 10, 2010
Stuy-Town Tenants Take Home Big Win: Crain's New York Business - August 6, 2010
Manhattan Councilman Dan Garodnick Wants to Put Community Back into City's Corporate Street Fairs: New York Daily News - July 19, 2010
New York City's Stuyvesant Town Foreclosure Wins Federal Court Approval: Bloomberg - June 22, 2010
New York City Council Talks Open Data: NY Convergence - June 22, 2010
Un-Chain Local Stores: Our Town - June 9, 2010
Taking Stuy Town: New York Observer - June 8, 2010
VIDEO - Is Google Reading Personal Emails?: NBC 4 - June 2, 2010
VIDEO - Two Midtown Schools to Not Drain the Public's Wallet: NY 1 - May 21, 2010
VIDEO - MTA Launches Second Avenue Subway Boring Machine: NY 1 - May 14, 2010
Stuyvesant Tenants Invite Calpers to Join Bid: Wall Street Journal - May 13, 2010
N.Y. Councilman Wants CalPERS to Invest in Manhattan Complex: Sacramento Bee - May 13, 2010
Garodnick Wants Pension Fund Burned by Stuy Town to Try Again: New York Observer - May 13, 2010
The City's TV Station Is All Bloomberg, All the Time: Village Voice - May 4, 2010
Increased Call for Pedestrian Safety After Transportation Advocate Killed by Cab: DNA Info - April 29, 2010
Coop and Condo Dwellers, Unite: Our Town - April 14, 2010
Tackling the Tenant Blacklist With New Legislation: New York Times - April 11, 2010
F for Failing Falafel?: Our Town - March 30, 2010
Council Approves Legislation to Hold Process Servers Accountable: New York Times - March 25, 2010
VIDEO - Lawmakers Try to Stop Creditors From Taking Consumers Off-Guard: NBC 4 - March 24, 2010
Stuyvesant Town Servicer May Be Sold: Reuters - March 16, 2010
VIDEO - Lawmakers Ask for City Watchdog Group to Pursue Discipline of NYPD: NY 1 - March 11, 2010
A New Tool for Tenants: City Limits - March 2, 2010
Council Seeks to Crack Down on Process Servers Who Lie: New York Times - February 27, 2010
Foreclosure Action Begins for Stuy Town, Peter Cooper Village: NY 1 - February 16, 2010
Stuyvesant Town Gets Rose as Transition Consultant: Bloomberg News - February 12, 2010
Legislation Protecting Prospective Renters Passed by City Council: DNAInfo.com - February 12, 2010
VIDEO - Stuy-Town Residents Make Plea to Fannie and Freddie: NY 1 - January 31, 2010
Council Promotions: Our Town - January 28, 2010
Stuy Town Servicer Wants 'Fair and Just' Outcome, Praises Garodnick: New York Observer - January 26, 2010
Control of Stuy Town Takes Center Stage: Wall Street Journal - January 26, 2010
VIDEO - Stuy Town, Peter Cooper Village Handed Over to Creditors: NY 1 - January 25, 2010
AUDIO - Councilman Discusses End of Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village Saga: WNYC - January 25, 2010
Tishman, BlackRock Will Give Up Apartment Complexes: WNYC - January 25, 2010
Creditor Said to Seek Stuyvesant Town Manager Removal: Bloomberg News - January 22, 2010
Stuyvesant Town Debt Holders Said to Weigh Foreclosure Action: Business Week - January 13, 2010
Stuy Town in Limbo, Heading Toward Default: Wall Street Journal - January 8, 2010
Partners Near Default on Stuyvesant Town: New York Times - January 7, 2010
Councilman, Cartoon Get Votes: Our Town - December 9, 2009
2nd Ave. May Have Monster Air Shafts: Metro - December 2, 2009
Stuyvesant Town Tenants Demand Rent Cuts, Refunds: Crain's New York Business - November 25, 2009
A Fortalecer la Fe del Publico: El Diario op-ed by Council Member Garodnick - November 20, 2009
Bloomberg Will Veto Grace Period for Parking Meters: New York Times - November 16, 2009
VIDEO - Stuy Town Residents Call for Stabilized Future: NY 1 - November 15, 2009
Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village Residents Rally as Rent Negotiations Go Forward: New York Daily News - November 15, 2009
What to Make of a Big Deal Gone Sour: New York Times - November 3, 2009
A Stuy Town Simile: New York Observer - November 3, 2009
Rent, Interrupted: New York Post - October 30, 2009
AUDIO - Court Decision Causes Tenants to Cheer and Landlords to Shudder: WNYC - October 23, 2009
Court Hands Stuy Town Tenants Huge Victory: Crain's New York Business - October 23, 2009
VIDEO - NYC Court Rules in Favor of Stuy Town Tenants: CBS 2 - October 22, 2009
VIDEO - High Court Rules Against Stuy Town Owners: WPIX 11 - October 22, 2009
VIDEO - Court Upholds Rent Control on NYC Units: ABC 7 - October 22, 2009
VIDEO - Court Rules in Favor of Stuy Town, Peter Cooper Tenants: NY 1 - October 22, 2009
Court Deals Blow to Owners of Apartment Complex: New York Times - October 22, 2009
Medical Providers Interested in Bellevue: Our Town - October 22, 2009
Knock, Knock, Stuy Town! It’s Tishman Speyer Looking for Subdivisions: New York Observer - October 20, 2009
VIDEO - Tenants Claim Invasion of Privacy: WPIX 11 - October 19, 2009
VIDEO - Downturn Blight Solution Gains Ground: NY1 - October 12, 2009
Delivery Dangers: Our Town - October 7, 2009
City Wants to Better Secure Stalled Developments: Brooklyn Courier-Life - September 24, 2009
AUDIO - Legal Test on Rent Regulation for Landlords: WNYC - September 10, 2009
Top NY Court Hears Stuyvesant Town Rent Arguments: Associated Press - September 10, 2009
VIDEO - Stuy Town Owners at Risk of Defaulting on Loan: NY 1 - September 10, 2009
Help for Debtors: Our Town - September 10, 2009
Buyers of Huge Manhattan Complex Face Default Risk: New York Times - September 9, 2009
State Pension Fund's $266 Million Investment Disappeared in 2 Years: St. Petersburg (FL) Times - September 6, 2009
Garodnick Wants Food Cart Regs: Our Town - September 2, 2009
Council Members Call for Crackdown of Illegal Street Vending: WNYC - August 24, 2009
Council Backs Stuy Town Tenants: Crain's Insider - August 13, 2009
NYC Schools Will Be Able to Keep Teaching Assistants This Year: New York Daily News - July 30, 2009
Council Adopts Pedicab Rules: New York Times - July 29, 2009
Evicting Dangerous NYCHA Tenants: Our Town - July 29, 2009
East Side's Green Pol: Our Town - July 22, 2009
Restaurant Group Names the Cream of the Crop: Crain's New York Business - July 7, 2009
Turning New York Into Sun City: Huffington Post op-ed by Council Member Garodnick - July 6, 2009
Standoff in Bullet-Resistant Bank Barriers Battle: New York Daily News - July 3, 2009
No to Tax Break: Our Town - June 24, 2009
Braced for Garbage: Our Town - June 18, 2009
Lights Out for 86th St. Duane Reade: Our Town - June 17, 2009
Landmarks Commission Moves to Designate Lexington Avenue: New York Observer - June 16, 2009
NYC Makes Deal on Pedicab Rules After Dispute: 1010 WINS - June 14, 2009
Au Bon Pain Won't Unseat Greek Diner at Bellevue: New York Times - June 4, 2009
Keeping Eyes on the Tenant Watch List: Gotham Gazette - May 21, 2009
Protections Sought for Foreclosed-Upon Renters: City Limits - May 18, 2009
Obama Plane's Statue of Liberty Flyby Startles New Yorkers: Reuters - April 27, 2009
Protestors Target Related Cos. Park Project: Crain's New York Business - April 24, 2009
VIDEO - Program Offers Jumpstart on New Careers: NY 1 - April 20, 2009
Stuyvesant Town's Landlord Can Appeal Ruling on Rents: New York Times - April 7, 2009
VIDEO - Tishman Speyer to Appeal Deregulation Case: NY 1 - March 13, 2009
VIDEO - Tishman Speyer Loses Major Rent-Stabilization Battle: CBS 2 - March 6, 2009
VIDEO - Court Rules Against Deregulation at Stuy Town, Peter Cooper Village: NY 1 - March 6, 2009
Owner of Stuy Town Ordered to Re-Regulate Apartments: a.m. New York - March 5, 2009
Paying Their Debt to Society, and Then Some: City Limits - March 2, 2009
VIDEO - Eye on New York: Debt Collection: CBS 2 - March 1, 2009
Proponen Ley Contra Cobradores: El Diario - February 26, 2009
VIDEO - Consumer Affairs May Regulate Debt Collectors: CBS 2 - February 25, 2009
Chinatown Tenants Sue Landlord for Harassment Under New City Law: Epoch Times - February 18, 2009
Bill Would Open Info Spigot On Water Towers: New York Daily News - February 12, 2009
VIDEO - Council to Vote on Passenger 'Bill of Rights': NY1 - February 11, 2009
Livery 'Bill of Rights': New York Post - February 11, 2009
VIDEO - Transit Projects on Track Despite Uncertainty in Washington: NY1 - February 3, 2009
Pols Push to Keep Second Avenue Project on Track: Crains New York Business - February 3, 2009
Cab Riders May Get a Bill of Rights: Metro - December 10, 2008
Community Wary as Council OKs Harborview: Chelsea Now - November 21, 2008
It's Crush Hour!: New York Post - November 20, 2008
VIDEO - Report Finds Overcrowding on Lexington Avenue Subway Line: NY1 - November 19, 2008
When the Train Is Too Crowded to Board: New York Times - November 19, 2008
VIDEO - Brown Water in Some East Side Faucets: Fox 5 - November 13, 2008
VIDEO - Brown Tap Water Plagues NYC Residents for Weeks: CBS 2 - November 13, 2008
Tishman's $5.4 Billion NYC Apartment Purchase Hits Obstacles: Bloomberg - October 2, 2008
Advocates Support Suit Against Rent Board's 'Poor Tax': Chelsea Now - September 19, 2008
LISTEN - Is Stuy Town a Money Loser for Tishman?: WNYC - September 17, 2008
Gracious Business: Our Town - September 11, 2008
Don't Kill Term Limits: Our Town - September 4, 2008
The Three C's: Condos, Classrooms and Crowding: Gotham Gazette - September 2, 2008
Helping Building Owners Go Green: New York Times - July 31, 2008
60 Seconds With Dan Garodnick: Metro - July 31, 2008
Dan Garodnick on the Rash of Evictions From Stuyvesant Town (VIDEO): The Daily Gotham - July 24, 2008
Stuyvesant Town Revenues Have Fallen, Report Says: New York Times - July 23, 2008
Electeds to Tishman: Set Eviction Rules at Stuy Town, Cooper Village: New York Observer - July 23, 2008
Rebuilding New York: New York Sun op-ed by Council Member Garodnick - July 1, 2008
City Landmarks Committee Rejects UES Building Proposal: NY 1 - June 17, 2008
Crackdown Sought on Illegal Hotels in the City: New York Sun - June 2, 2008
Tenants Roiled by Challenges on Residency: New York Times - May 27, 2008
Hoe-Down! Stuy Town Tenants Square Dance for Change: New York Observer - April 28, 2008
Gifted Kids Get a Break: New York Post - April 10, 2008
Councilman: Tishman Speyer Dragnet at Stuy Town Snaring Innocent Tenants: New York Observer - April 7, 2008
Plan for Ambitious East Side Project Clears Big Hurdle: New York Times - March 13, 2008
Con Ed Sees Light on Blast Zone Businesses' Bills: New York Daily News - February 26, 2008
Tight Parking Spot: New York Post - February 13, 2008
Block Landlord Harassment: El Diario - February 11, 2008
Fire Alarms Fail as E. Side Fire Injures Several: New York Sun - February 8, 2008
Showdown in Murray Hill: New York Observer - January 15, 2008
Mom-and-Pop Shops Prisoners of 2nd Ave.: Metro - January 11, 2008
N.Y. Landlord-Tenant Wars Spur Both Sides to Seek Help: Washington Post - December 31, 2007
Council Seeks Regulation of Debt Collectors: New York Sun - December 12, 2007
Council's Role in Private Development to Expand: New York Sun - November 26, 2007
Catchment-22: New York Magazine - November 25, 2007
'Apprentice'-Style Competition: Our Town - November 8, 2007
Developer Would Include Low-Cost Units in East Side Towers: New York Times - November 5, 2007
Dismantling the Scaffolding: New York Times - October 21, 2007
Council Bill Would Let Tenants Sue Landlords Over Intimidation: Queens Times-Ledger - October 19, 2007
Law to Protect Tenants From Landlord Bullies: Metro - October 18, 2007
Rising Stars: 40 Under 40: City Hall News - September 18, 2007
News Forum Now (video): NBC 4.4 - September 5, 2007
Freshman Battles Real Estate Bigwigs: Crain's Insider - August 31, 2007
Out of the Box Public Service: RaceWire - August 21, 2007
Stepping Up Cycling Laws: Our Town - August 9, 2007
Blast Cause Won't Be Known for 2 Months, Con Ed Says: New York Times - August 8, 2007
Boulud Settling Suit Alleging Bias at a French Restaurant: New York Times - July 31, 2007
Federal Aid Sought in Steam Pipe Explosion: New York Times - July 25, 2007
City Council to Hold Hearings on Steam Pipe Explosion: Watch Council Member Garodnick on Fox 5 News - July 24, 2007
Handling Midtown's Volcano: New York Post - July 20, 2007
For Greenspace, a Deck Over FDR?: Metro New York - June 11, 2007
Ending NY's Development Divisions: New York Post op-ed by Council Member Garodnick - June 8, 2007
Smack-in-the-box!: New York Daily News - May 25, 2007
Grilling Garodnick: Our Town - May 3, 2007
Lawmakers Vowing to Block United Nations Building Effort: New York Sun - April 3, 2007
Iconic Taxis Could Be Coming to Island: Staten Island Advance - March 24, 2007
Arts in the City: Cinderella Story: Resident - March 19, 2007
Council Assails Mayor's Plan to Give Principals More Autonomy: New York Times - March 6, 2007
Going Solow: Crain's Insider - February 22, 2007
Rocket Strikes Israel During Garodnick's Visit with Mayor: Town & Village - February 8, 2007
New UES Subway Entrance to Open This Weekend: NY1 News - February 2, 2007
Vote on Landmark Status for Manhattan House Set: New York Sun - January 29, 2007
Rent Hikes Coming to Stuyvesant Town: WABC 7 - January 16, 2007
New York Councilman Says There Could Be a Hitch in Stuy Town Sale: Newsday - November 15, 2006
Listen to Council Member Garodnick: The Brian Lehrer Show - WNYC - October 18, 2006
'Where's Mike?' Ask Stuy Town Protesters: New York Daily News - October 16, 2006
Downtown Tenant Rally: New York Post - October 16, 2006
Little Bid That Could: New York Daily News - October 13, 2006
Tenants' Bid Among a Dozen for Complexes: New York Times - October 6, 2006
A City Legacy for the Middle Class: New York Times - October 1, 2006
Complexes’ Seller Pushes Profits, as Critics Fear Higher Rents: New York Times - September 23, 2006
25,000 Constituents, Their Destiny on the Line: New York Times - September 22, 2006
MetLife: Tenants ‘Not Qualified’ to Buy Stuy Town: The Villager - September 20, 2006
City Council Stands Behind Cooper Village / Stuy Town Tenants: NY 1 News - September 14, 2006
City, MetLife in Stuy Town Bid Flap: Metro New York - September 14, 2006
M.C.I.s, Decontrol Already Changing Stuy Town: The Villager - September 13-19, 2006
Local Pols, Officials Back Stuy Town Tenant Buyout: Our Town - September 7, 2006
Back the Tenant-Backed Buyout at Stuyvesant Town: The Villager - September 6-12, 2006
A Rent in the Neighborhood: The Jewish Week - September 22, 2006
Pols Unveil Plan to Buy Stuy Town: Metro New York - September 6, 2006
Official Sees Way to Buy 2 Developments: New York Times - September 5, 2006
Open the Door, Open Your Life?: New York Times - August 20, 2006
At Con Ed Site, Solow Takes a Cue From His Peers: New York Observer - August 14, 2006
A Garden of Second Chances Gets a Second Chance at Life: New York Times - July 20, 2006