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One Bronx real estate operator had an interest in more than 100 buildings, most of them severely troubled. But when regulators or tenant advocates tried to push for improvements, they…

ByCUNY investigative team 2012 0Comments

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Dec 2011

Housing and Homelessness

Report Slams Housing Court For Tenant Treatment

Access to lawyers, translation services and childcare would make Brooklyn Housing Court a fairer forum, according to a coalition of community groups.

ByMilesska Contreras 0Comments

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Nov 2011

Housing and Homelessness

Affordable Housing 'Maze' Confronts Would-Be Tenants

The city is in the midst of an historic plan to build affordable housing. But people who want to live in those low-income units face enormous difficulty finding and applying…

ByPatrick Clark 0Comments

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Nov 2011

Housing and Homelessness

Crackdown on Conversions Confronts Danger and Necessity

Illegal apartments have figured in several tragic fires, prompting stricter enforcement. But they also play a role in meeting housing demand, leading some experts to wonder if a path to…

ByPatrick Arden 0Comments

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Oct 2011

Housing and Homelessness

Cuts Cripple Housing Assistance Network in Inwood, Washington Heights

Residents looking for help with housing disputes must line up as early as 3 a.m to get assistance from cash-strapped community organizations in particularly vulnerable northern Manhattan neighborhoods.

ByCharu Sudan Kasturi 0Comments

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Sep 2011

Housing and Homelessness

Tenants, Pinnacle Eye Settlement Of Long-Running Dispute

Lawyers for both sides say there is a proposed settlement in the lawsuit tenants filed 2007 against the Pinnacle Group, alleging improper rent hikes and evictions.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Jun 2011

Housing and Homelessness

The Economics Of Rent Control, Revisited

As Albany heads toward a renewal of rent control, it’s time to study up on the traditional arguments against rent regulation, and the counterpoints.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Jun 2011

Housing and Homelessness

Tenant Advocates Wary Of Rent Reg Talks

State leaders are edging toward a deal to preserve rent regulations. But advocates who’d hoped not just to save the laws but to strengthen them wonder what the final deal…

ByGena Mangiaratti 0Comments

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Jun 2011

Housing and Homelessness

Crown Heights: At The Corner Of Old And New

An influx of young, more affluent residents is remaking the Brooklyn neighborhood. What’s gained, and what’s lost, in this transformation? Watch a video interview with reporter Patrick Wall.

ByPatrick Wall 0Comments

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Apr 2011

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice

Immigrants On Front Lines Of Housing Fight

First-generation New Yorkers are more likely to reside in rent-regulated housing than the rest of us. So as Albany weighs weakening or strengthening rent rules, some immigrants are raising their…

ByDiana Scholl 0Comments

Dozens of Properties, Millions of Dollars, No Landlord

Report Slams Housing Court For Tenant Treatment

Affordable Housing 'Maze' Confronts Would-Be Tenants

Crackdown on Conversions Confronts Danger and Necessity

Cuts Cripple Housing Assistance Network in Inwood, Washington Heights

Tenants, Pinnacle Eye Settlement Of Long-Running Dispute

The Economics Of Rent Control, Revisited

Tenant Advocates Wary Of Rent Reg Talks

Crown Heights: At The Corner Of Old And New

Immigrants On Front Lines Of Housing Fight

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