Inspections Rankle StuyTown Residents
Tenants at Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village say landlord Tishman Speyer is conducting massive complex-wide apartment inspections and then threatening them with possible evictions.Letters to...
View ArticleU.S. Grant to Renew Food Stamps Online
A federal grant of more than $600,000 will allow New Yorkers to renew their food stamps online.Kevin Concannon, Under-Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services, announced the help while...
View ArticleLegal Aid Fund for Poor Drying Up
A fund that pays for free legal services for poor New Yorkers is quickly drying up.A state Senate panel held a hearing about it yesterday, and heard testimony from Legal Aid clients like Terri Bush....
View ArticleLandlord to Default on Stuyvesant Town
The owners of Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village have announced that they'll default on their mortgage.The sprawling Manhattan property was purchased by Tishman Speyer and Black Rock Realty for a...
View ArticleJudge: FDNY Hiring Practices Discriminatory
A federal judge has ruled that New York City is intentionally discriminating against blacks by continuing to use written exams to screen and rank firefighters.Blacks and Hispanics fare worse on the...
View ArticleJudge Orders Fire Dept. to Hire Minorities
A federal judge has ordered the city to correct what he called years of discrimination against minority fire fighter applicants.Judge Nicholas Garaufis has already ruled that exams the fire department...
View ArticleSuit Charges NYPD with Targeting Public Housing Residents
A class action lawsuit accuses the NYPD of falsely arresting public housing residents and their visitors for trespassing.The lawsuit says William Turner, a 39-year-old African-American, was visiting a...
View ArticleReal Estate Scams Flourish in Brooklyn
Even in a depressed real estate market, mortgage fraud and other related crimes continue to be a major problem, according to Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes.Today he announced charges against...
View ArticleSpike in Number of NYers Needing Assistance
The Mayor's Preliminary Management Report shows evidence of the down economy. More people are homeless, on welfare, and getting food stamps.The report shows a 25 percent increase in family homelessness...
View ArticleCourt: Social Security Cut Benefits Unlawfully
A New York federal appeals court recently ruled that the Social Security Administration was cutting off people's benefits without sufficient proof that they had violated parole or probation.A provision...
View ArticleCity Studying High Maternal Death Rate
The city is examining why the rate of pregnancy-related deaths in New York City is two times the national average.There are 23 maternal deaths per 100,000 births in the city, and there's been no...
View ArticleBanks Lending Less in Low-Income Areas
The federal Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) requires banks to invest and provide services in low- and moderate-income communities. But a recent report by a local housing group shows a sharp drop in...
View ArticleStaten Island Neighborhood Reeling from Tragic Deaths of Entire Family
The Staten Island neighborhood of Port Richmond is in shock over the apparent murder-suicide of an entire family early Thursday morning. Police say it appears the oldest child, who was 14, is...
View ArticleAudit Finds Poor Management of NYC's Homeless Housing Program
An audit by the city comptroller criticizes the city for letting landlords get away with breaking the rules of a housing program for homeless families.Most homeless families move out of city shelters...
View ArticleBacklog of Repairs Frustrates Public Housing Residents
The New York City Housing Authority says it doesn't have enough staff to handle the millions of calls that come in to a centralized call center each year.The cash-strapped authority says between 2004...
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