Manhattan
Harassment Can Come With Building Investment
Adam Pincus |
Building abandonment is mostly a thing of NYC’s past — but now some investment has gotten too aggressive. Tenants are trying to fight back.
Brooklyn
An Atlas of Local Plans: Pointing the Way Forward?
Adam Pincus |
Dozens of community districts’ development plans are being collected in one place – but is it a map of political frustration?
Queens
Con Ed To Clean Up Contaminated Waterway
Adam Pincus |
Sediment in the Flushing River has been found to contain cancer-causing PCBs.
Brooklyn
REAL ESTATE REVELATIONS: CHURCHES WEIGH DEALS
Adam Pincus |
Some NYC houses of worship are trading land for financial support and–sometimes–affordable housing.
Government
A Little Sunlight In Dark December
Adam Pincus |
After a Web absence of nearly a year, info on charities and more is back, through the state’s new Project Sunlight website.
Bronx
Public Money Helps Fund Expensive Housing Flip
Adam Pincus |
Are public pension funds fueling the rising-rents fire?
Bronx
When Wall St. Comes To 139th St., Tenants Worry
Adam Pincus |
Rent-stabilized residential apartments are a relatively new element in the portfolio of big-money investors. Public records reveal what happens when their returns are pushed as hard as energy and tech investments.
