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They say his goal is to pressure already struggling tenants into signing away their protections under the Loft Law so that he can eventually convert their homes into market-rate units.
As city officials embark on a planning process that could lead to the first comprehensive rezoning of Soho and Noho in decades, downtown loft artists are arguing that their legal status hangs in the balance.
In an unexpected reversal, State Senator Julia Salazar, whose district includes Bushwick and Williamsburg, went from sponsoring the loft law bill to pursuing an amendment that would exclude industrial areas in North Brooklyn.
They claim their landlord is dragging his heels on required work to make their apartment legal.
Over the summer, the city expanded the loft law to extend
Inside 3rd Ward. Photo by Jen Carlson/Gothamist Last month Governor Paterson