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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In the Bronx, the City’s Busiest Housing Court Struggles to Serve Tenants and Landlords
The Bronx Housing Court is the busiest housing court in the city’s five boroughs with 88,913 cases in 2017, more than any other borough. There were 13,436… Read more “In the Bronx, the City’s Busiest Housing Court Struggles to Serve Tenants and Landlords”
On The Verge of Eviction: Scenes from Brooklyn Housing Court
By Yaling Jiang and Chandler Kidd On a recent Monday morning, a man and woman stood near the corner of Livingston and Smith streets in Brooklyn.… Read more “On The Verge of Eviction: Scenes from Brooklyn Housing Court”
