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Hope Community LDC wants to purchase 47 East Harlem buildings out of foreclosure. But a tenant organization has raised questions about the would-be buyer’s past record.

ByEileen Markey 0Comments

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May 2010

Government Housing and Homelessness

Saga Of The Worthless Condo

A developer broke the rules, the city belatedly cracked down and dozens of Brooklyn families own property with no legal right to exist.

ByJoe Walker 0Comments

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May 2010

Housing and Homelessness

HPD: Prevent Cycle Of Foreclosure & Displacement

The city steps in, hoping to rescue 10 Bronx buildings laid low by overambitious investors, potentially establishing a model for rescuing others.

ByEileen Markey 0Comments

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Apr 2010

Housing and Homelessness

1,500 Protest Plans To Eliminate 16 NYC Public Day Care Centers

If enacted, the cuts would slash about 2,000 of New York’s public day care slots. The city claims less families are using the service.

ByKelly Virella 0Comments

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Apr 2010

ARTS and CULTURE Economy Housing and Homelessness Justice

The Search for the Smoking Gun

During four decades of debate over the causes of black-male joblessness and unemployment, there have been two broad schools of thought. There were those who blamed the problem on the…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Mar 2010

ARTS and CULTURE Housing and Homelessness

A Quiet Alarm Sounds

A multimedia art exhibit in Fort Greene examines the neighborhood-changing going on all around it.

ByDavid Alm 0Comments

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Nov 2009

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Saving Public Housing By Building Anew

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,…

ByRoy Strickland 0Comments

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Oct 2009

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Investigations

More Than Words? Bloomberg and Race

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…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Oct 2009

Government Housing and Homelessness

Behind A Stolid Facade, The Whole Nation's Crisis

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…

ByJoe Walker 0Comments

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Oct 2009

Housing and Homelessness