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03/19/2019

http://www.gothamgazette.com/opinion/8369-getting-to-truth-and-solidarity-on-loft-law-reform

Rally for the Loft Law bill (photo via ) Recently, there has been considerable attention paid to a Loft Law “clean-up” bill that is on the table in the New York State Legislature. Advocates have worked tirelessly for over three years to make it law; an effort stymied by a Republican-contr....

03/01/2019

Loft tenants do not support rezoning for development and gentrification. They stand for creating more affordable housing, expanding rent regulation, and preserving existing communities. What do you stand for?

As city officials embark on a planning process that could lead to the first comprehensive rezoning of Soho and Noho in decades, downtown loft artists are arguing that their legal status hangs in the balance.

02/27/2019

http://gothamist.com/2019/02/27/loft_reform_julia_salazar.php

In an unexpected reversal, State Senator Julia Salazar, whose district includes Bushwick and Williamsburg, went from sponsoring the loft law bill to pursuing an amendment that would exclude industrial areas in North Brooklyn.

02/27/2019

https://ny.curbed.com/2019/2/27/18241698/north-brooklyn-loft-law-industrial-business-zone-antonio-reynoso

Council member Reynoso fears a loft law expansion will displace North Brooklyn manufacturing businesses

10/06/2018

Michael Kozek named a “Super Lawyer” for 2018. 2 years running!

10/25/2017

Michael Kozek in Brick Underground:

Landlords can use data from the key fobs to try to prove that you don't live in your apartment full time.

10/25/2017

Mayor DeBlasio’s Press Release on reforming the Loft Law to protect Loft Tenants:

Mayor de Blasio Announces New Measures to Protect Affordable Housing for Loft Residents

09/30/2017

Excited to announce Michael P. Kozek and Alexis Scott Berkowitz have been named Super Lawyers Rising Stars for 2017:

Super Lawyers magazine features the list and profiles of selected attorneys and is distributed to attorneys in the state or region and the ABA-approved law school libraries. Super Lawyers is also published as a special section in leading city and regional magazines across the country. Consumers can…

09/30/2017

Michael Kozek in DNA info, fighting harassment of a renowned artist and anti-tenant decisions of the NYC Loft Board:

Tenants including artist Mary Beth McKenzie say the Loft Board approved plans contrary to its own rules.

07/25/2017

Why the Loft Law matters.

https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-artists-fought-soho-rents-affordable-matters-today/amp

James Mellon, Dorothy and Chaim Koppelman at 498 Broome Steet in 1974. Photo by Louis Dienes, courtesy of  Soho Memory Project.

06/28/2017

DNAInfo reporters on Bric TV talking about fixing the Loft Law:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRD4KDPsR6g

Artists who have lived in lofts and made their livings in northern Brooklyn of over 20 years could be priced out of their longtime homes due to loft law chan...

06/28/2017

Rally for a Better Loft Law:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaFmnRDrP3I

May 25, 2017. Brooklyn NY TELL THE STATE & YOUR REPRESENTATIVES To expand and improve the New York Loft Law To repeal Chapter 147 coverage exclusions and rem...