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Dear New Yorkers,

Starting this week, landlords must provide renters with “good cause” notices attached to new leases or renewals.

The law, which went into effect in April, sets parameters for how much a landlord can raise rent and requires them to offer tenants new leases — unless there is a “good cause” to evict them, such as nonpayment of rent, if the tenant creates a nuisance or if the landlord wants to take the apartment off the market.

The law does have loopholes: for example, units that are already rent stabilized are exempt, as are landlords with 10 or fewer units or buildings built since 2009.

Still, some tenants have already been able to invoke the law to push back against high rent increases or to gain lease renewals.

Read more here to find out about “good cause” protections, and how it might affect you as a renter.

Weather scoop by New York Metro Weather Friday's Weather Rating: 9/10. STILL ROLLING! High temperatures are a bit warmer today, in the lower 80s, but we've got lots of sunshine and a gorgeous breeze with manageable dew points. The vibes are VERY good out there once again today!

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An analysis of school test scores by Chalkbeat found that New York City school districts using new reading programs pushed by the education chancellor saw proficiency rates drop by 3.5 percentage points — while districts that didn’t use the new programs had a smaller decline. The analysis also allows you to look up an individual school’s test proficiency rate. A group representing middlemen who pay home care workers has spent more than $600,000 on ads in June to thwart Gov. Kathy Hochul’s plan to move administration of a $9 billion Medicaid-funded program under the control of a single entity. The program provides dollars for health aides chosen by patients, often family members or loved ones. But it’s operated by some 600 fiscal intermediaries that run payroll and administrative services — an arrangement that Hochul in July called a “racket.”

Things To Do

Here’s what’s going on around the city this week.

Friday, Aug. 23: The 2024 Charlie Parker Jazz Festival, an annual celebration with free live music across the city, at various times and locations through Aug. 25. Saturday, Aug. 24: An outdoor performance of “Tosca” by the New York City Opera. Free from 7 to 9:30 p.m. in Bryant Park in Manhattan. Saturday, Aug. 24: NYC Discovery Lab, family-friendly activities that dive into how the city’s water works. Free with admission from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Museum of the City of New York in Manhattan.

THE KICKER: The fight continues over whether Lower Manhattan’s tiny Elizabeth Street Garden will be turned into affordable housing — and now Patti Smith, Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro are involved.

Thanks, as always, for reading. Make it a great Friday.

Love,

THE CITY

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