Harlem Congregations for Community Improvement has become a north central Harlem powerhouse by running local housing and social service programs. It’s now poised to hand down power to its 96 member churches. It just needs to figure out how.
Five residents reflect on 50 years of life in the New York City Housing Authority’s Jacob Riis Houses.
A new agenda for the New York City Housing Authority needs to be matched by new respect for tenants.
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