Unlike San Francisco and New York City, Rochester has a reputation for having housing that’s affordable – and it does, for people with a good income. But for many, many Rochesterians, housing isn’t affordable at all. About 65 percent of the city’s households are renters, not homeowners. And a recent report from the Fiscal Policy […]
City-Wide Tenant Union
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Campaign targets statewide housing reforms
Last week, as temperatures in the Rochester area plunged below zero, the area’s homeless shelters faced a problem they’ve had in the past: a problem of demand. When it’s too cold to be outside for an extended period, the shelters see a surge of people seeking a place to stay. Staff spend many of those […]
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Tenants of Thurston Road apartment building plan rent strike
Tenants at 447 Thurston Road, an apartment building in the 19th Ward, held a press conference Tuesday to protest the building’s terrible, unaddressed conditions, and to announce a rent strike beginning in March. The speakers also praised Assemblymember Harry Bronson’s introduction of a Rochester Housing Court Act into the New York State Legislature. The City […]
