New York’s public housing has suffered years of federal divestment, putting its future viability in doubt. When a team of urban designers explored the Lower East Side projects’ open spaces,…
First tenants feared that investors who paid exorbitant prices for modest-rent buildings would evict tenants or cut services. Now they’re worried about what happens when those fears don’t materialize.
Mortgage companies, foreclosure counselors and government regulators disagree on the reasons why a federal program to help distressed homeowners is rescuing so few.
The mayor has earned admiration from many quarters for improving the tenor of race relations. But the impact of his policies on blacks and Latinos give fodder to fans and…
The recent transfers of one building in Bushwick occurred without heed to any notions of fiscal responsibility. Yet its residents live in the real world, where caretaking and stability are…
Its reputation suffering, ACORN is hampered from delivering needed counseling to lower-income New Yorkers – and it’s not clear who will pick up the slack.
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