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After making news last week for evicting low-income tenants and filling their apartments with homeless families–for a nice fee from the city–a Brooklyn developer has taken the feds to court…

ByMatt Pacenza 3 minRead time

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Oct 2002

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Shaky Credit

A depressed economy and harsh new rules are putting the squeeze on the city’s small credit unions.

ByMatt Pacenza 15 minRead time

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Oct 2002

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WARTIME WELFARE

The future of the federal welfare program is suddenly up in the air. Congress recently decided to postpone debate on the matter until after the fall elections, at which point…

ByMatt Pacenza 3 minRead time

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Sep 2002

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IN WITH THE OLD, OUT WITH THE NEW

A housing court judge recently reprimanded the city and ordered that two elderly, handicapped sisters be allowed to move back into their home of 50 years after the city’s Adult…

ByMatt Pacenza 4 minRead time

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Sep 2002

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CITY’S LATE HOUSING PARTY

Third party transfer was supposed to be the city’s next big housing program, but the most recent round announced last week is much smaller than expected.

ByMatt Pacenza 3 minRead time

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Sep 2002

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FEDS AND ALBANY PLAN TO GIVE FOOD THE STAMP OF APPROVAL

Assistance is on the way for many of the hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers who qualify for food stamps but up to now haven’t gotten them because of long…

ByMatt Pacenza 4 minRead time

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Sep 2002

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Neverending Stories

Diversifying Williamsburg’s housing projects

ByMatt Pacenza 4 minRead time

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Aug 2002

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Mid Bronx Disorder

Months of conflict within one of the city’s most prominent community development groups recently came to a head when the board of the Mid Bronx Desperadoes replaced its longtime president,…

ByMatt Pacenza 3 minRead time

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Aug 2002

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Pataki's Welfare Rent Deal: $342 a Month, Period

For the first time in 14 years, Albany officials have proposed boosting housing assistance for New Yorkers on welfare. But the new deal still may not be enough to pay…

ByMatt Pacenza 4 minRead time

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Jul 2002

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Adios, Amboy: Longtime Shelter Loses Contract

The city is looking to replace the 30-year manager of a family shelter in Brooklyn after a series of audits questioned its financial and property management practices.

ByMatt Pacenza 3 minRead time

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HUSTLING FOR HOUSING

Shaky Credit

WARTIME WELFARE

IN WITH THE OLD, OUT WITH THE NEW

CITY’S LATE HOUSING PARTY

FEDS AND ALBANY PLAN TO GIVE FOOD THE STAMP OF APPROVAL

Neverending Stories

Mid Bronx Disorder

Pataki's Welfare Rent Deal: $342 a Month, Period

Adios, Amboy: Longtime Shelter Loses Contract

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