PoliticsThe Supreme Court has rejected a petition by landlord groups seeking to overturn the city’s rent stabilization law. AP Photo/Patrick SemanskyThe U.S. Supreme Court has denied a petition by landlord groups challenging New York’s rent stabilization law, preserving the program for the time being and allowing the city’s approximately 2 million stabilized tenants a sigh of relief.Two groups representing rent-stabilized landlords, the Community Housing Improvement Program (CHIP) and the Rent Stabilization Association (RSA), had challenged the city’s decades-old rent-stabilization law —...…PoliticsThe Supreme Court has rejected a petition by landlord groups seeking to overturn the city’s rent stabilization law. AP Photo/Patrick SemanskyThe U.S. Supreme Court has denied a petition by landlord groups challenging New York’s rent stabilization law, preserving the program for the time being and allowing the city’s approximately 2 million stabilized tenants a sigh of relief.Two groups representing rent-stabilized landlords, the Community Housing Improvement Program (CHIP) and the Rent Stabilization Association (RSA), had challenged the city’s decades-old rent-stabilization law —...WW…

PoliticsCongestion pricing will apply to riders, not drivers, of taxis, Ubers, and Lyfts. Photo via Getty ImagesTaxi and for-hire vehicle passengers, not drivers, will pay congestion pricing tolls, according to a board deliberating rates, exemptions, and rules for the Manhattan tolling program.The decision was confirmed by the chair of the Traffic Mobility Review Board (TMRB), Carl Weisbrod, following the panel’s third meeting on Monday, Oct. 2, alleviating a frequently expressed concern that the cost of the toll would be borne by low-income drivers.“Definitely, our goal is to not charge...…PoliticsCongestion pricing will apply to riders, not drivers, of taxis, Ubers, and Lyfts. Photo via Getty ImagesTaxi and for-hire vehicle passengers, not drivers, will pay congestion pricing tolls, according to a board deliberating rates, exemptions, and rules for the Manhattan tolling program.The decision was confirmed by the chair of the Traffic Mobility Review Board (TMRB), Carl Weisbrod, following the panel’s third meeting on Monday, Oct. 2, alleviating a frequently expressed concern that the cost of the toll would be borne by low-income drivers.“Definitely, our goal is to not charge...WW…

AdvertisementHundreds of New Yorkers gathered in Union Square Friday night for a vigil mourning the eight victims, including six Asian women, of the Tuesday massacre , amid a national crisis concerning and across the country.The vigil, organized by the Asian American Federation, saw numerous elected officials and advocates speak to the anxiety Asian New Yorkers, and Asian-Americans nationwide, have faced over the past year, and especially in the last few months. Speakers included U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, and City Comptroller and mayoral candidate Scott...…AdvertisementHundreds of New Yorkers gathered in Union Square Friday night for a vigil mourning the eight victims, including six Asian women, of the Tuesday massacre , amid a national crisis concerning and across the country.The vigil, organized by the Asian American Federation, saw numerous elected officials and advocates speak to the anxiety Asian New Yorkers, and Asian-Americans nationwide, have faced over the past year, and especially in the last few months. Speakers included U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, and City Comptroller and mayoral candidate Scott...WW…