Low-Income Housing With High Hopes
Morris Manor, a new Brooklyn housing complex, combines luxury building-style amenities with support services for its formerly homeless tenants.
Author: Jennifer Saavedra
Lawyers Offer Election Protection
Some New York lawyers gave up their billable hours on Election Day to volunteer at a national election hotline. The Election Protections hotline, administered by the National Campaign for Fair Elections, was set up to handle voter questions ranging from voter fraud issues to to poll locations.
Penn Battleground Draws NYers
On the last weekend of the campaign, thousands of New Yorkers – Barack Obama fans and John McCain supporters, alike – hit Pennsylvania for a final pre-election get-out-the-vote effort.
Building Plan Rankles Residents
Borough Park residents suing to stop a developer from building an 179-unit apartment complex in a lot that abuts private backyards.
Crackdown Tests Recyclers' Metal
The city is cracking down on folks who swipe recyclables left on curbsides, increasing fines to $2,000 from $100. Still, scrap metal theft goes on – particularly in Brooklyn, home to the Sixth St. Iron & Metal recycling plant.
A Prescription For Confusion
In January 2006, Medicare Part D went into effect, subsidizing the cost of …