Council Member Corey Johnson visits Westbeth.

In a wide-ranging Villager article, editor Lincoln Anderson talks to Corey Johnson about his work in pursuing affordable housing, his fight for contextual zoning, and his commitment to finding ways to ease income inequality in NYC.

Included in the article are the issues raised in a short but intense meeting, Corey Johnson held with Westbeth tenants recently where tenants discussed the Board’s refusal to disclose documents relating to Westbeth finances, and warehousing of apartments.

Johnson said, he’s incensed at what’s going on at the Westbeth artists’ housing complex, where the board of directors has sued to stop the residents from getting access to public records from the state Attorney General’s Office.

“The corporation and the board at Westbeth should stop hiding the documents and be transparent,” Johnson stated. “And they should stop warehousing apartments and start occupying them with artists who need affordable housing.

Read the full Villager article here.
http://thevillager.com/2015/03/26/pushing-for-rent-rollback-johnson-rolls-into-year-2/