A local activist writes that the local housing crisis is part of a global trend fomented by multinational companies. Until they’re resisted, the de Blasio administration’s housing plan is unlikely…
New examination rules are aimed at getting banks to look more closely at the soundness of the landlord’s financial plan and the conditions tenants are living in.
Four years after the housing crisis transformed the presidential race, it’s barely mentioned on the campaign trail. But foreclosure is still an issue in New York, and some believe federally-chartered…
The crisis in the national housing market has slipped from the front pages. But in New York’s neighborhoods of color, the twin crises of foreclosures and joblessness are still big…
For the first time in five years, the city’s water rate will not undergo a double-digit increase. But some say even the 7.5 percent boost is too high for struggling…
Chapter four of “Brooklyn: The Borough Behind The Brand” visits East New York, Bay Ridge, Bensonhurst and other neighborhoods whose story over the past 20 years differs from the standard…
The saga of 10 Bronx buildings that fell into disrepair after their owner defaulted has inspired a new city program aimed at detecting problem buildings—before they become problems.