Speaker Adrienne Adams and the City Council have only a few days left to vote on a bill that would finally break down the wall of secrecy that enables New York’s co-op boards to discriminate against would-be buyers with impunity. The lawmakers must not skip over a problem that should have been solved decades ago.

Intro 407-a would require co-op boards to inform unsuccessful prospective buyers of the reason they’ve been turned down for an apartment. It would drive a stake through the heart of an ugly part of New York culture that should have died long ago.

At present, “Co-op boards interview prospective shareholders, and they can reject anyone without justification, whether the reason is weak finances or security concerns or an ugly sport jacket,” as New York ’s Christopher Bonanos pu

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