tenants' rights

Leslie Danks Burke and Lea Webb are competing for the Democratic nomination in the race for New York's 52nd State Senate District, which covers Ithaca and Binghamton.

Kumar ran as part of the progressive “Solidarity Slate." She won more than 70% of the vote, ousting incumbent and fellow Cornell undergrad, Patrick Mehler.

Since mid-February, Binghamton's code enforcement office and the Broome County Supreme Court have continued to order Ritter to restore water service to the second-floor apartment.

City officials have voiced concerns about state preemption, or that the still will overrule the bill if passed over issues of jurisdiction.

Dozens of tenants' rights activists gathered outside Ithaca City Court Thursday to call for the city to pass a "Right to Renew Leases" bill.

The Ithaca Tenants Union has been sitting in on weekly city eviction proceedings for several weeks, to put pressure on landlords, as well as the court, to prevent or stall evictions.