Latest News
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Leases 1, 2, 3: A Webinar with the TA's Attorney
September 08, 2023
Thurs., Sept. 21, at 7 p.m.: the TA's attorney will discuss the various kinds of leases here and answer your questions.
Register and ask your questions by Friday, Sept. 15
Check out our FAQ.
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New Funding for Asser Levy Rec Center & Stuyvesant Cove Park
August 07, 2023
Asser Levy Rec Center received $676,000 to reconstruct the fitness room and provide new, modern workout equipment. Council Member Keith Powers’s office is working with the Parks Dept. to upgrade the center’s HVAC system as quickly as possible. For Stuyvesant Cove Park, CM Powers’s office has allocated $2 million for...
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RGB Chair Declines to Hear from Manhattan Tenants in Person
June 03, 2023
Despite a letter from Council Member Keith Powers, Rent Guidelines Board Chair Nestor Davidson refused to hold an in-person hearing in Manhattan about the onerous rent hikes proposed this year. The letter was signed by 10 other Manhattan City Council members...
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TA Annual Meeting and Board Election Results (Video Available)
June 03, 2023
At the TA's annual meeting on May 30, 2023, the board election results were announced. The recording of the meeting may be viewed on YouTube. Incumbent and current president Susan Steinberg was reelected, and Stuyvesant Town resident Ana Lombardo was elected to the board.
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Rent Hike Season: CM Keith Powers Sends Letter to Chair of RGB for Manhattan In-Person Hearing
May 15, 2023
The city’s Rent Guidelines Board has decided not to hear in person from Manhattan rent-stabilized tenants—that’s all of us—about the outrageous proposed rent increases for leases starting or renewing as of October 1, 2023. Council Member Keith Powers rounded up his Manhattan colleagues and the borough president to...
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2 Candidates Endorsed for the TA Board; Other TA Members May Petition
March 30, 2023
NOTICE TO ALL RESIDENTS
The Board of Directors of the STPCV Tenants Association endorses two candidates for positions on the board as recommended by the Nominating Committee. The election date is May 23, 2023.
Candidates endorsed by the Board include:
Ana Lombardo:...
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Rent increases for 2023? The city’s Rent Guidelines Board starts its work
March 29, 2023
Thursday, 3/30, 9:30 a.m.: Watch on YouTube
The city’s Rent Guidelines Board sets rent adjustments every year for new rent-regulated leases and lease renewals. Tomorrow, Thursday, March 30, at 9:30 a.m., they will meet to discuss their report on owners’ income and expenses. You...
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Update: Blackstone to Appeal Court Ruling on 19 Facade MCIs
March 03, 2023
Blackstone intends to appeal the court’s decision in our favor on facade work Major Capital Improvement rent increases affecting 26 buildings. The decision annulled the MCI for 14 buildings, and tenants in those buildings who have already been paying the MCI would be...
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2023 TA Board Election – Notice to All Residents
January 17, 2023
The Nominating Committee of the Stuyvesant Town–Peter Cooper Village Tenants Association (the “TA”) is soliciting candidates for election to the TA’s Board of Directors. Two director positions are to be filled. The election will take place in May 2023.
This is an excellent opportunity for the community-minded to participate in...
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Court Rules in Our Favor on 19 Facade MCIs
January 07, 2023
Based on objections our attorneys Collins Dobkin & Miller LLP filed via Article 78s, 7 facade MCIs were annulled outright and 12 were sent back to DHCR (Order and Decision). We prevailed on two key issues—failure of the owner to file applications within DHCR's own established deadlines and failure...
