In one of the first free speech lawsuits that Mayor Bloomberg inherited from his predecessor, the new administration says it hopes to follow Giuliani’s lead and continue to limit the…
A community development group with a troubled past is trying to get some of its buildings back, delaying much-needed repairs and leaving hundreds of tenants languishing in their dilapidated apartments.
In an unexpected move, a nonprofit recently sold 35 buildings that had been slated for rehab and, in some cases, tenant management, putting a roadblock in the way of an…
The homeless services group known for putting its clients to work plans to begin construction on a controversial shelter in Williamsburg immediately, putting the city one giant step closer to…
From broken smoke alarms to mold, problems have persisted for years at a federally-subsidized building in West Harlem. How serious those problems are, however, depends on which government agency you…
Quick Reviews of: Misplaced: New York City’s Street Kids; Settlement Houses Under Siege: The Struggle to Sustain Community Organizations in New York City; Muckraking!: The Journalism That Changed America
The Rent Guidelines Board gained a tenant advocate last week when Mayor Bloomberg appointed Legal Aid attorney Adriene Holder, while the city’s settlement houses are slated to lose their longtime…
