Closing Bell: "Rent Control: Brooklyn"
On Wednesday, February 4 at 7 p.m., The Maysles Cinema and BRIC Rotunda Gallery present “Rent Control: Brooklyn.” The event at the Gallery will feature “documentaries and directors addressing the social and economic change transforming diverse cultural landscapes across Brooklyn.” Being screened is Subprimed, a documentary that takes a look at the effect of the…
On Wednesday, February 4 at 7 p.m., The Maysles Cinema and BRIC Rotunda Gallery present “Rent Control: Brooklyn.” The event at the Gallery will feature “documentaries and directors addressing the social and economic change transforming diverse cultural landscapes across Brooklyn.” Being screened is Subprimed, a documentary that takes a look at the effect of the national foreclosure crisis on East New York, and Duke Riley Presents Paul Piers for Chanel, a video about the homeless people who lived in a Williamsburg warehouse and created a micro-industry out of found clothing, supplying area vintage stores and boutiques. A post-screening discussion with featured directors and artists will follow.
Anyone read today’s (Thurs) daily news?! They were talking about Commercial rent control in order to save small buisnesses.
In short…every commercial space under 10k sq feet will be subject. At lease renewal the most you can add is 15% and the rent can’t go higher then 3% per year.
Minimum lease would be 7 years.
The reason the great old greenpoint terminal warehouse burned down was because it was chock full of collected second-hand clothes that acted as tinder.
“Subprimed’ sounds interesting. Maybe I’ll go.
it was probably the words “williamsburg” and “vintage clothing”
um prodigal, what exactly about that made you throw up? homeless people trying to etch out a legitimate living?!
*rob*
“a video about the homeless people who lived in a Williamsburg warehouse and created a micro-industry out of found clothing, supplying area vintage stores and boutiques. ”
I just puked in my mouth a lil bit.
Hear-hear!! Away with rent control!!
I second that notion denton.
Closing the bell on rent control would be a good thing. I almost mis-read the headline!