Friday, January 22, 2021

First Steps to Rent Control

Rebecca Garrard tells David Foote about New York State housing laws. New York City tenants had won protections long ago, but only in 2019 were upstate cities allowed to opt in to ETPA to win limits on rent increases, though only for buildings with six or more units built before 1974. It was a great step forward, but yet more laws are needed to protect tenants. Recorded December 8, 2020.

Monday, January 11, 2021

New York Health: Inside View

Maribel Tineo talks about the importance of passing the New York Health Act. She interviews Scott Marsland, a registered nurse, who talks about the interest nurses and all healthcare workers have in passing that bill. He has seen first hand the strengths of US healthcare, e.g. in trauma medicine, but also the weaknesses in primary care. Recorded October 23, 2020.