Latest News
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UPDATE: Blackstone Withdraws Appeal of Our Lawsuit to Keep All Apartments Here Rent Stabilized
February 24, 2024
Blackstone has decided to abandon the J-51 lawsuit and has formally withdrawn its appeal. The lawsuit is over. This legal victory protects rent stabilization for our neighbors, both current and future.
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Proposed Closure of Beth Israel Medical Center: Health Equity Impact Assessment
February 01, 2024
Mount Sinai Health System wants to close the only community hospital serving Manhattan river to river from 23rd Street to Canal Street. How will this impact us? Read the report.
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TA Board of Directors Election 2024
January 22, 2024
NOTICE TO ALL RESIDENTS
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.
The election will take place in May 2024.
This is an excellent opportunity for the community-minded to participate in a meaningful leadership...
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Update: Appeal in Another Case Supports Our Lawsuit to Keep All Our Units Rent-Stabilized
January 14, 2024
The decision in an appeal of a recent lawsuit upheld a key argument in our suit against Blackstone to keep all Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village apartments rent stabilized.
On November 30, 2023, in Tuan Mai v. SP 1143 Second LLC,...
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Casino Town Hall, Thursday, Jan. 11, at 6 p.m. (NYU College of Dentistry, 345 E. 24th St.)
January 04, 2024
Our elected representatives will hear community feedback on a proposal by the developer Soloviev Group for a casino in Midtown East called Freedom Plaza. The proposal includes 1,325 apartments with more than 500 of them permanently affordable. The proposal calls for a hotel, two residential towers, retail space,...
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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...
