Affordable housing in New York City hinges on a patchwork of policies created amid the often-cutthroat economics of local real estate. The tensions of the system play… Read more “What’s Gone Right – and Wrong – with Right to Counsel?”
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Quick Evic: A Landlord’s Counterpart to the Right to Counsel
A black vinyl banner hangs on a chain link fence across the street from the Bedford-Atlantic Armory shelter in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. The banner, which depicts a… Read more “Quick Evic: A Landlord’s Counterpart to the Right to Counsel”
Community Rallies to Save Supermarket
The Associated Supermarket on Fort Washington Avenue recently lost its lease. Washington Heights residents are protesting and petitioning for the store to remain open. Now, they’ve planned a town hall meeting to air their grievances.