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COUNCIL TO GIVE LANDLORDS THE FINAL WORD ON INSPECTIONS

Glenn Thrush | December 8, 1997

The City Council is poised to okay a bill that would widen the pool of just who can say a housing violation has been fixed.

Spofford Shutdown a Hard Cell

Glenn Thrush | December 1, 1997

Amid vows to close a notorious juvenile facility, plans to keep dozens of teens locked up.

Staten Island

Stay of Evictions

Glenn Thrush | December 1, 1997

Landlords love the new anti-tenant Housing Court law, but at least one Staten Island judge has ordered its eviction from his courtroom.

Staten Island

FAST-TRACK EVICTIONS DERAILED?

Glenn Thrush | November 24, 1997

A Staten Island judge has ruled that a law that limits tenant rights is unconstitutional.

Bronx

SPOFFORD STAYS OPEN DESPITE CITY'S PROMISE

Glenn Thrush | November 24, 1997

Two new juvenile jails were supposed to replace the Bronx’s notorious Spofford facility, but the city says it needs the beds.

MANAGED CARE AND SPECIAL KIDS

Glenn Thrush | November 3, 1997

A new report warns against using Medicaid managed care for the medical treatment of children suffering from mental illness and emotional disturbances.

Courting Calamity

Glenn Thrush | November 1, 1997

The tenants supposedly won the rent wars last summer. But a pair of landlord-bonanza Housing Court laws whisked quietly through Albany could result in 33,000 new evictions next year.

Manhattan

1962 LAW IS TENANTS' BEST DEFENSE IN NEW HOUSING COURT WAR

Glenn Thrush | October 20, 1997

Landlords have been rejoicing over a new rent-deposit law that is about to go into effect, but the tenant antidote has been on the books for more than 30 years.