News
High Costs and Limited Support Plague Visiting Scholars and Fellows at Cornell
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Many visiting scholars and fellows receive limited or no compensation from the University, balancing program fee requirements and high living costs.
News
Landlords and Advocates Grapple with Good Cause Eviction Law at Public Hearing
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The proposed Good Cause Eviction law is intended to increase tenant protections in the city and prevent arbitrary evictions, requiring landlords to provide a legitimate reason — or “good cause” — for evicting or non-renewing tenants.
Housing
Hunt for Housing Begins Early, Causing Stress for Students
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Housing is already going fast in Collegetown, with students signing leases much earlier than in years prior.
collegtown
NGUYEN | The Tale of Cornell’s Broken Housing Market
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How did a humble college town in upstate New York become one of the least affordable zip codes in the United States? To piece together some answers, I turned to a number of local historical and academic sources. What I unearthed was a loose narrative of a small town warping under the weight of student demand.
Off Campus
After Three Years of Planning, the Asteri Ithaca Aims to Expand Affordable Housing Options
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The Asteri Ithaca will increase affordable housing in Ithaca with a convenient location and 40 designated units for at-risk populations.
common council
Ithaca Committee Votes to Seek Comment on Tenant Protection Legislation
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The City of Ithaca’s Planning & Economic Development Committee voted to open Right to Renew legislation last week which will provide tenants with greater lease security.
Off Campus
Ithaca Tenants Union and Solidarity Slate Join Regional Efforts Toward Housing Equity
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The Ithaca Tenants Union is joining the Solidarity Slate on the Right to Renew campaign, which urges the Ithaca Common Council to require that landlords have justified reasons for not renewing a tenant’s lease.
ithaca tenants' union
As Students Struggle to Find Housing, Three ILR Juniors Form New Ithaca Tenants Union
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Three students in the school of Industrial and Labor Relations have created the Ithaca Tenants’ Union to combat imbalanced power dynamics among tenants and landlords.
Opinion
DERY | Where Is the Dorm Pride?
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Not all Cornell dorms are created equal. From the moment we arrive on campus, we quickly conclude that the back alleys of the Low Rise community pale in comparison to air conditioned, plasma TV-lit, Mews Hall lounges. Before we know it, our freshman year housing perceptions extend to the greater campus, locked into a standard metric: West is best, the Gothics are much less desirable and South Campus is the housing annex. Campus culture accustoms us to evaluating a dorm based on its amenities rather than what a residential community can offer beyond a roof over our heads. A residence hall and a community have become two very different things at Cornell.
News
Tompkins County Receives $900,000 Grant for Affordable Housing
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Earlier this month, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a grant of $900,000 to create more affordable housing on Ithaca’s Hancock Street. This is the latest legislative push to build more accessible spaces in an area that has long struggled with rising prices.