Lower East Side
Adding the Final Touch: A Windmill and Solar Panels, February 1975
Abigail Rao |
An experiment in green living leaves a mixed legacy.
Lower East Side
Dilapidation and Death on Avenue C, December 1979
Seth Solomonow |
Back to the Old Neighborhood
Tenants Turn a Dump Into a Dream, March 1980
Larry Schwartztol |
How tenants built a co-op–with a hand from the city and themselves.
Staten Island
Job Training Opens Doors for the Homeless, March 1985
Daniel Hendrick |
A city program got homeless people stable again–until the funding ran out.
A Union for the Homeless Takes Hold, November 1986
Hilary Russ |
Chris Sprowal fought for the rights of homeless people–and nearly destroyed himself in the process.
City Condemns Concourse Apartments, November 1987
Seth Solomonow |
After holding on and on, a troubled building finally succumbs to neglect.
Wronged Residents Form Their Own Salvation Army, June/July 1988
Hilary Russ |
Revisiting a tenant revolt at a Manhattan women’s residence.
People with AIDS Suffer a Second Epidemic: Homelessness, April 1989
Daniel Hendrick |
Remembering Larry Conklin, the mayor of Bailey House.
Latino
Home Health Workers Take Care of Business, August/September 1990
Abigail Rao |
How the workers of Cooperative Home Care Associates remade an industry.
Back to the Old Neighborhood: A Homeless Mother Wrangles with the City, February 1990
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A veteran of the Brooklyn Arms family shelter recalls her battles for dignity.
