JUDGE TO ALBANY: STICK TO YOUR OWN BUSINESS

Tenants could get more time to prepare for their housing court cases, thanks to a ruling late last month by a Brooklyn judge giving Housing Court–not the state legislature–the right to stay evictions for more than 10 days.

ENVIRONMENTAL BUILD-UP

In the interest of redeveloping lower Manhattan quickly, members of a downtown civic group are calling for streamlining the state’s environmental review process, but some advocates fear that could compromise air and water quality and the nearby physical infrastructure.

THE VIOLATOR

After years of suffering with mold, mildew and crumbling ceilings, tenants of one South Bronx building may finally be getting the help they need from the city to deal with their negligent landlord.