The issue is a community issue that has not been amply shared.

Not a issue that is considered an emergency to the City Of New York. This is a personal statement. Lets use this forum correctly.

Thanks

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Re: housing
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Thu, January 7, 2010 3:32:43 PM
From:
Keith Wright
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To: victhom@yahoo.com
Mr. Torres:

I have worked for many years trying to stop the practice of unfair MCI's in New York City. I am actually the sponsor of a bill which makes the MCI rent increase a temporary increase rather than permanent, until the cost of the improvement has been paid off, not this current system which allows for the rents to stay the same far after the improvement has been paid back. I agree with you that many landlords use MCI's as a way to increase their revenues at the expense of the tenants and that it is a practice that must be legislated. Thank you for your email and please do not hesitate to contact me with your concerns about any community issue in the future.

Have a Happy and Healthy New Year!

Sincerely,
Assemblyman Keith Wright

Hi Victor,

Is this issue placed at a specific location for a reason?

Thanks,

Ben

If individuals begin to post personal issues here, this will bog down the local officials that are interested in using this forum to actually help out with correcting physical things that can be "FIXED".
Lets use this outlet for what i feel is a way for the general public of NYC to reach out on a more personal level to have issues fixed. Not read a personal rant.

Victor wrote into say, "Ben, this issue is citywide however the place I referred to has been impacted because of Columbia U. and 3333 Broadway apart from the new purchases by multinational landlords. Apartments are being rented at market price by displacing families and the new tenants are not families but transient "roommates" without any engagement in the community."

Thanks Victor,

Unfair housing issues in specific locations does fit SeeClickFix.
We find that pointing to the specific issues for resolution can incrementally solve the larger problem.

Appreciate that this is the case here.

Civil Servant, we can filter out issues like this from hitting 311 when they come on board as these are more for counci issues I presume.

Thanks to both of you for being early users in NYC.

-Ben

Thanks for the opportunity.