CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Sister to a 'Worst Landlord'
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“It doesn’t feel good to see your own brother featured in the news as the year’s worst landlord. It would feel even worse to be doing nothing about it.”
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Council Eyes Systemic Remedy for Housing Violations
Edward Josephson |
Tenants may for the first time experience a code enforcement system that rewards their organizing efforts with lasting improvements in their buildings and their lives.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
As NYCHA Seeks Flexibility, Tenant Advocates Concerned
Jarrett Murphy |
The city’s public housing agency wants rules relaxed to allow creative budgeting. But advocates for residents want stronger assurances that financial flexibility won’t come at the cost of tenant rights.
Bronx
Veterans of 'Battle of Brooklyn' Tell War Stories in Bronx
Jordan Moss |
Brooklynites who fought against the Atlantic Yards development shared lessons they learned with Bronx residents who are resisting a different city-subsidized development deal.
Bronx
A Tragedy in the Bronx
Jarrett Murphy |
Watch a video interview with the father of an 8-year-old boy killed in a 2002 fire at a Bronx apartment building that was under court order to fix its flawed electrical system.
Housing and Homelessness
Dozens of Properties, Millions of Dollars, No Landlord
CUNY investigative team 2012 |
One Bronx real estate operator had an interest in more than 100 buildings, most of them severely troubled. But when regulators or tenant advocates tried to push for improvements, they found no one to hold accountable.
Housing and Homelessness
Years of Warnings, Then a Boy’s Death
Jordan Moss |
A Housing Court judge ordered repairs to the electrical system at the building on DeKalb Avenue. A year later, the work undone, an eight-year-old resident died in an electrical fire.
Housing and Homelessness
Corporate Ties Linked Troubled Buildings
CUNY investigative team 2012 |
The mortgages were massive—$36 million here, $32 million there, $19 million a couple years later. But the buildings remained in dismal shape, plagued by lead paint, rats and crime.
Child Welfare
City Probe Uncovered Operator’s Power
CUNY investigative team 2012 |
After years of complaints about one Bronx real-estate figure, the city housing department issued an unprecedented subpoena. The records it turned up made for interesting reading.
Housing and Homelessness
Time to License Landlords?
Jordan Moss |
Recent experiences with troubled buildings have housing advocates wondering if government needs new tools to protect tenants.
