via Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Renters Evicted From Civic Group
If you can't join 'em, beat 'em. That's the mantra of some Manhattan Beac…
Topic: Housing
via The Queens Courier
Foreclosure Crisis Hits Home
The Reverend Jesse Jackson led a march to a Laurelton house surrounded by weeds after calling for a new civil rights movement to fight rising foreclosures and high-cost lending that have plagued minorities disproportionately - and southeast Queens, in particular. “This is the economic crisis of our time,†Jackson said.
via New York Daily News
Whole Latte Love in Riverdale
Daniel Wright got so tired of Riverdale's lack of a Starbucks that he recru…
Chairman of the Board
Vincent Abate may have a Brooklyn playground named after him - but even as he approaches 90, he's not ready rest on his laurels.
via Highbridge Horizon
Tenants, New Landlord Clash
Some South Bronx tenants contend already-poor housing conditions have worsened since a group of private investors took over their buildings. But the buildings’ new manager says a multi-million-dollar rehabilitation of the properties is underway.
NYC's Rising Real Estate Market
Although the city continues to have one of the tightest real estate markets in the country, some neighborhoods, such as Jamaica, Queens are being hit hard with foreclosures.
Searching for Section 8
In January 2007, the city reopened the waiting list for Section 8 rental su…
Storm of Trouble for Tenants
Many New Yorkers were busy plugging leaks during April’s record-breaking …