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A supposedly tenant-friendly bill touted by Bronx state Sen. Pedro Espada got an unfriendly reception Wednesday at City Hall.

Standing on the steps of City Hall with several dozen sign-carrying supporters, Espada (D-Bronx) told assembled reporters that his recently introduced bill would help some 700,000 low- and moderate-income New Yorkers by freezing their rents in stabilized apartments.

As he spoke, he didn’t notice that some opponents of the bill had infiltrated his supporters and were holding up signs reading, “Evict Espada, Protect Tenant Rights” and “Beware Of This Bill.”

Some Espada supporters tried to cover up the anti-bill signs with pro-bill ones, and vice versa. The scuffling prompted Espada to cut his press conference short.

He grumbled that “many of the people who have taken their positions against this proposal haven’t read the proposal at all.” Read more..

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CBS 2 HD was the first to reveal that Bronx State Sen. Pedro Espada doesn’t even live in his district. Now Espada is under fire from people who do live there.

             They are voicing their anger over Espada’s stand on rent laws.

Angry tenants protested Thursday outside the tony Water Club where State Sen. Pedro Espada, who represents the Bronx but lives in a $700,000 home in leafy Mamaroneck, was speaking to a group of fat cat landlords.

“Espada’s allowing for the lobbyists to come into the buildings and make them into co-ops and condos and regular people like me are not being able to afford out apartments,” said Jamie Johnson of the East Bronx.

The tenants change that Espada, who is chairman of the Senate Housing Committee, is holding up pro-tenant legislation as he lunches with and cozies up to the landlords.

“If you don’t live with us how can you make decisions for us when you live outside of the district?” said Bronx tenant Gail Gasden. Read more..

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