“Anyone who thinks that protesting outside a legislator’s and their family’s private home is somehow helpful to their cause is living on another planet,” state Sen. James Skoufis, a Hudson Valley Democrat, told The Post Monday. “It’s disrespectful, obnoxious, counterproductive, and reeks of desperation.”smeared Gov. Hochul as an anti-immigrant racist
The activists, some of whom are members of the Communist Party USA, support a “Good Cause Eviction” plan that would cap rent increases for all apartments in buildings with four or more units throughout the Empire State and require landlords to offer lease renewal for all tenants. It would cover roughly 4 million tenants in 1.5 million households and limit annual rent increases to 3% or no more than 1.5% higher than the consumer market index.
Democratic state Sen. James Skoufis blasted housing activists for threatening to protest outside of New York lawmakers’ homes.The activists, who also have been accused of making Last week, the housing activists boasted of protesting outside the home of Brooklyn state Sen. Kevin Parker.