by Paul Liotta - Staten Island Advance
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Members of the New York City Council and housing-rights advocates renewed their push Thursday to end landlords’ ability to check their tenants’ criminal histories.
Proposed legislation, known as the “Fair Chance for Housing Act,” failed in previous council iterations, but had 29 co-sponsors in the City Council, enough for a majority, according to the bill’s prime sponsor, City Councilman Keith Powers (D-Manhattan).