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New A/C Surcharge Effective 10/1/17
September 30, 2017
For tenants paying a surcharge for A/C units, the monthly cost per unit has been reduced to $26.02 effective October 1, 2017. The state agency Homes and Community Renewal sets the charge every year using information from the Rent Guidelines Board’s 2017 Price Index of Operating Costs. According to the...
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Filming on the Property: Your Right to Privacy
September 22, 2017
Many residents saw notices about management filming in Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village posted on the property on Sunday, 9/17/17, and Monday, 9/18/17. The notice, in brief, indicated that anyone entering the area automatically consented to be photographed, filmed, or recorded for any use—throughout the universe in perpetuity.
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Tues., 9/26: Town Hall with Mayor Bill de Blasio
September 17, 2017
The Tenants Association, along with Waterside, several community boards, and others, is cosponsoring a town hall with Mayor Bill de Blasio. The town hall is being presented by Council Member Dan Garodnick, Borough President Gale Brewer, Representative Carolyn Maloney, State Senator Liz Krueger, and Assembly Member Dan Quart.
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Sat., Sept. 9: Meet and Greet City Council Candidates
August 24, 2017
Residents of ST and PCV are invited to meet candidates running for the City Council seat for District 4. As you probably know, longtime council member and PCV neighbor Dan Garodnick is term-limited. Nine Democrats and one Republican are vying for the seat.
Rather than a structured...
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Don’t Want Your Name on Your Key Card? Say So!
July 28, 2017
When a tenant recently requested a building key card without his name on it, Resident Services claimed he didn’t have that choice. Not so. After he asked the Tenants Association for help, we quickly clarified the issue with management.
The TA won a court ruling on this issue...
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Active Shooter Presentation by FBI Special Agent, Tues., July 18
June 30, 2017
None of us likes to think we would ever be in a situation where there is an active shooter—but we should all be aware of strategies to survive in such an event.
The TA is sponsoring a presentation: Active Shooter Survival Strategies, given by Special Agent Jin Kim,...
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New Reconfiguration of STPCV Apartments
June 20, 2017
StuyTown Property Services recently informed the Board of Directors of the Stuyvesant Town–Peter Cooper Village Tenants Association that they are embarking on an “experiment” to reconfigure vacant apartments. Although construction has already begun, StuyTown Property Services has not yet notified the community.
The new program will convert...
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Affordable Supermarket—TA Letter to Rick Hayduk
June 07, 2017
Concerned that Trader Joe’s and Target would be perceived by Blackstone as “affordable” grocery options, thereby paving the way for Blackstone to either lease to a more expensive grocery store or plan for another type of commercial facility in the space currently occupied by Associated, the Stuyvesant Town—Peter Cooper Village...
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Rent Increases Coming—On June 14, Tell the Rent Guidelines Board Tenants Deserve a Break
May 23, 2017
The city’s annual process for determining rent increases for rent-stabilized apartments has begun. The increases will affect leases that renew between October 1, 2017, and September 30, 2018.
How much will the increases be? In a preliminary vote, the Rent Guidelines Board recommended a range of 1%–3% for...
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2017 Board of Directors Election
May 22, 2017
The Annual Meeting of the Stuyvesant Town–Peter Cooper Village Tenants Association, Inc., will be held on Wednesday, May 31, 2017, at 7:00 p.m. at the Veterans Administration Medical Center, 423 East 23rd Street. At that time, members will vote to fill three seats on the TA Board of Directors. All...
