Battle lines for the new economy are being drawn in the South Bronx, of all places, as a building that has housed woodworking shops for years is being rewired with…
The name Beluga Caviar usually brings to mind the finer things in life, not a rat-infested basement, cigarette-strewn hallways, and days on end without electricity, hot water or heat.
By rewriting the housing codes, the state has weakened the laws that protect 1 million New York tenants–and advocates say there’s not a whole lot they can do about it.