City Council Member Harvey Epstein is now chairing the Council’s Consumer Protection Committee, after being appointed by Council Speaker Julie Menin.
City Council Member Harvey Epstein is now chairing the Council’s Consumer Protection Committee, after being appointed by Council Speaker Julie Menin. ( Photo: Wikimedia Commons )

Menin asked various East Side reps. to chair Council committees, including Council Member Harvey Epstein (Consumer Protection) and Virginia Maloney (Economic Development).

Menin Appoints East Side Reps. Epstein and Maloney to City Council Committee Roles

19 Jan 2026 | 05:19
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City Council Speaker Julie Menin, who represents the Upper East Side, appointed numerous other East Side representatives to City Council leadership roles on Jan. 15.

Council Member Harvey Epstein, who represents Manhattan’s Lower East Side (and who recently represented it in the State Assembly before...

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As of Jan. 23, landlords must disclose key information about any rent-controlled and rent-stabilized units they own—via public signage—to tenants. Pictured above: Peter Cooper Village-Stuyvesant Town, where 5,000 of the 11,000 units in the 110-building complex are rent-stabilized.
As of Jan. 23, landlords must disclose key information about any rent-controlled and rent-stabilized units they own—via public signage—to tenants. Pictured above: Peter Cooper Village-Stuyvesant Town, where 5,000 of the 11,000 units in the 110-building complex are rent-stabilized. ( Photo: Alexander Jordan, Wikimedia Commons)

Bill Forcing Disclosure of Rent-Stabilized Info to Take Effect

17 Jan 2026 | 11:18

A new City Council law will force NYC landlords who oversee rent-stabilized units to be more transparent...

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