John Liu is poised to become New York’s first Asian City Councilmember. Now all he has to do is convince fractured Flushing he’s the one and only man for the…

An advocate for the elderly and mentally ill says she’s doing clients a favor by moving them to supervised homes. There’s just one problem: she’s supposed to be preventing their…

Unemployed and unable to work while caring for a sick husband, Ellen Sorokina should be at the front of the line for housing assistance. She’s not. New rules say that…

Data shows that the number of welfare recipients in bureaucratic limbo is almost as high as those who are working.

In the last few months, the city’s housing department has unleashed or reactivated a slew of programs for dilapidated apartment buildings. Harlem, which still has plenty of neglected properties, will…

Thanks to some help from community group ACORN and powerful politicians like Charles Rangel, a tenant group in East Harlem is going to avoid eviction.

A new bill gives landlords an incentive to invest rent deposits a little more wisely, meaning more money for owners and renters alike.