In an unexpected move, a nonprofit recently sold 35 buildings that had been slated for rehab and, in some cases, tenant management, putting a roadblock in the way of an ambitious federal and city plan to undo the damage done by a mortgage scandal.
A community development group with a troubled past is trying to get some of its buildings back, delaying much-needed repairs and leaving hundreds of tenants languishing in their dilapidated apartments.
After years of waiting, the Lower East Side Girls Club has found a home.
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