“Under–The-Radar” Shelter Next to School Sheds Light on Need for Transparency
A 106-bed shelter that would share a wall with an elementary school is set to open in early 2025.
Housing
via Hunts Point Express
Seniors Are Stranded by Broken Elevator
Tenants say an affordable housing company, SEBCO, has failed to repair an elevator that keeps breaking down.
via New York Daily News
Snapshots of Lives in Progress
Intimate glimpses of life in the Manhattanville Houses were captured in pictures snapped by residents as part of a new program slated to expand to other city housing developments.
via City Limits
Grandparents Raising Kids Face Cuts
Grandparents, aunts and uncles and others who raise their relatives' children could see their support services drastically reduced if Governor Cuomo's proposed budget is approved.
via New York Daily News
Brownfield of Dreams in the Bronx
A cleanup and new buildings – including a hotel – are on tap for environmentally tainted lots in the South Bronx.
Living With HIV – and Finding Hope
Residents of the Lower East Side's Rivington House talk about living with HIV/AIDS.
via New York Daily News
From Broadway to Bedbugs
Janet Friedman has gone from Broadway to bedbugs - and couldn't be happier. The scourge has spawned the growth of niche startups - like Friedman's Bed Bug Busters NY - that prepare apartments for an exterminator.
via New York Amsterdam News
Ex-Cons Find a ‘Castle’ in Harlem
The new Castle Gardens housing complex serves former inmates and low-income New Yorkers.