Tag: JIMMY MCMILLAN
On Thursday, a Brooklyn federal judge ruled against Jimmy McMillan‘s lawsuit that was seeking to stay his eviction from an East Village apartment. McMillan, the founder of the Rent Is Too Damn High movement, has been fighting since 2011 to keep his rent controlled residence after receiving an eviction notice. McMillan claimed that his landlord, Lisco Holdings […]
Jimmy McMillan, founder of the Rent Is Too Damn High movement, has been served with an eviction notice for his rent-controlled apartment. According to McMillan, it’s because his landlord wants the rent to be higher. The firebrand gubernatorial candidate’s landlord claims that the East Village apartment on St. Mark’s isn’t McMillan’s primary residence, so he […]
Rent Is Too Damn High Party candidate Jimmy McMillan is still running for mayor and making music videos. Following up on his anthemic rap video “Rent Is Too Damn High” with ANIMAL, Jimmy dropped “Debate” at 2am last night. Jimmy McMillan tells ANIMAL that he still thinks that music is the way to reach young people. […]
Over the weekend, mayoral candidate and music video maven Jimmy McMillan attended the opening of a brand-new Papaya King on St. Mark’s, where the historic hot dog chain formally endorsed him for mayor. To mark the occassion, McMillan whipped up a signature frank–sauerkraut, relish, and mustard–and handed out a few to the throngs of people who […]
Jimmy McMillan, the political candidate whose slogan represents the one issue that all New Yorkers can agree on–that the rent is too damn high–is running for mayor. ANIMAL isn’t in the business of endorsing candidates, but we did want to help him get that message out. Watch the video and download the anthem for free! […]
East Village residents might be against Pringle-ization, but mayoral candidate Jimmy McMillan would be fine with more 7-Eleven stores in NYC. His simple reasoning? It’s cheaper. In an interview with The Local: I applaud 7-Eleven! I hope 7-Elevens pop up all over the place. Anything that opens so people can grab a quick snack on […]
