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A pilot program gives women alleging abuse the chance to obtain a temporary order of protection via videoconference, allowing them to avoid the dangers and difficulties inherent in a trip…

ByKate Pastor 12 minRead time

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Jul 2016

Economy Investigations

Cuomo’s Day Care Regs Omit Thousands of Informal Providers

Some 24,000 legally exempt daycare providers in New York City are enrolled to be paid through public assistance but are unlicensed and operate under very limited oversight.

ByKate Pastor

ByRoberta Nin Feliz 16 minRead time

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Apr 2015

In Depth

Questions Persist About Labor Violations at Affordable Housing Sites

Mayor de Blasio says his housing plan will create good jobs as well as affordable places to live. But limited city oversight of subcontractors, who can change their names after…

ByKate Pastor 9 minRead time

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Apr 2015

Housing and Homelessness

Action Stalls on Bill to Provide Lawyers in Housing Court

A bill to create a right to counsel for many tenants in housing court has the support of most Council members and appears aligned with the mayor’s and speaker’s agendas.…

ByKate Pastor 7 minRead time

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Mar 2015

Housing and Homelessness

Bronx Sites Where de Blasio’s Affordable Housing Could Go

Moves by real estate companies and analyses from city agencies yield a blueprint for where affordable—and not so affordable—units could go in the borough with the city’s lowest rents and…

ByKate Pastor 8 minRead time

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Feb 2015

Housing and Homelessness Investigations News

Deepening Housing Crisis Plays Out in Bronx Courthouse

More petitions were filed in Bronx Housing Court than in any other borough in 2013 — more than 33 percent of the 248,732 filed citywide, though Bronx residents make up…

ByKate Pastor 10 minRead time

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Feb 2015

Housing and Homelessness Investigations News

As Housing Court Strains, Debate in Bronx Over How to Ease Crisis

Tenants who fail to save their homes in Bronx Housing Court often end up in shelters, to which the borough contributes more people than any other. As borough aims to…

ByKate Pastor 16 minRead time

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Feb 2015

Housing and Homelessness Investigations News

Housing Court Sees Rising Pressure in Most Affordable Borough

The Bronx is the most affordable borough in the city, but its low-income families also have the hardest time affording the rents they’re charged—which are rising. Bronx Housing Court sees…

ByKate Pastor 13 minRead time

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Feb 2015

Housing and Homelessness Investigations News

Tenants Battle Landlords and Bureaucracy in Housing Court

Reforms of housing court have done little to change the way business is done there: Via deals negotiated by landlord lawyers in the hallway with tenants who rarely get the…

ByKate Pastor 24 minRead time

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Jan 2015

Uncategorized

Brooklyn Bridge Sunset in Snowstorm

Snapshot of the week 02/05/15 Photo Credit: James Maher Web: https://www.jamesmaherphotography.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MaherPhotography Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/jamesmaherphoto

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Seeking Protection from Abuse, Via Video Chat

Cuomo’s Day Care Regs Omit Thousands of Informal Providers

Questions Persist About Labor Violations at Affordable Housing Sites

Action Stalls on Bill to Provide Lawyers in Housing Court

Bronx Sites Where de Blasio’s Affordable Housing Could Go

Deepening Housing Crisis Plays Out in Bronx Courthouse

As Housing Court Strains, Debate in Bronx Over How to Ease Crisis

Housing Court Sees Rising Pressure in Most Affordable Borough

Tenants Battle Landlords and Bureaucracy in Housing Court

Brooklyn Bridge Sunset in Snowstorm

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