NYCHA - Rent going up ... possible privatization?

Mayor de Blasio raising rents and parking fees. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/19/nyregion/mayor-de-blasio-to-announce-plan-for-shoring-up-new-yorks-public-housing.html Not since the Peter Cooper Village / Stuyvesant Town unjust lawsuit effects have rents gone up on so many people. "A proposal to lease land within a yet to be announced number of housing complexes to developers is expected to... [more]

Mayor de Blasio raising rents and parking fees. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/19/nyregion/mayor-de-blasio-to-announce-plan-for-shoring-up-new-yorks-public-housing.html Not since the Peter Cooper Village / Stuyvesant Town unjust lawsuit effects have rents gone up on so many people. "A proposal to lease land within a yet to be announced number of housing complexes to developers is expected to generate $500 million over 10 years, while also helping to create affordable housing. A similar proposal prompted an uproar two years ago — and was strongly opposed by Mr. de Blasio, then public advocate — when first proposed by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, a political independent." [less]