Bronx
TENANTS, POLS DEMAND THE DIRT ON PUBLIC HOUSING PLAN
Jarrett Murphy |
Hundreds of public housing tenants swarmed a public hearing last week about NYCHA’s five-year plan, which they say is too vague in some parts and wrong in others.
Manhattan
AS CHASE DUCKS OUT, EBT CARD HOLDERS MUST TAKE A HIKE
Amanda Bell |
Welfare payments and food stamps are supposedly easier to recieve with a new state-issued electronic card, but a spat between two banking giants has kept many ATMs off-limits.
Lower East Side
SLEEPING ON THE JOB
Kathleen McGowan |
Responsible for two of this year’s most challenging legal cases, the lawyers of the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund have hit the mattresses.
Government
SECTION 8 DISSECTED: FREE-MARKET FRENZY THREATENS TENANTS
Kathleen McGowan |
The clock is ticking. Over the next five years, landlords will be able to leave the federal Section 8 program, threatening the affordability of tens of thousands of New York City apartments.
Lower East Side
ARMANDO PEREZ: 1947-1999
Kathleen McGowan |
Friends and colleagues remember the Lower East Side organizer for his warmth and passion, especially for his beloved CHARAS community center.
Homelessness
LAW OF THE STREETS
Chau Quac |
The squatters at 719 East Ninth Street have exhausted their legal options–so they fired their lawyer to buy just a bit more time.
Lower East Side
The Promised Land
K. McGowan and P. Shishkin |
Newfound professionalism is finally helping the program that manages run-down tax-delinquent buildings reach its potential. Just in time for the city to overhaul the system.
Latino
Margarita in the Mix
Leon Lazaroff |
From her roots in organizing to her ascension to the Lower East Side City Council seat, Margarita L
Lower East Side
NEW-AGE SECTION 8
Kathleen McGowan |
At a long public meeting on a proposed overhaul of the federal project-based Section 8 rules, tenants were mostly pleased with the plans.
