Poor tenants need representation, says comptroller
Low-income tenants and advocates who represent them say they face an unfair battle in the city’s housing courts because few can afford to hire lawyers to help them fight landlords…
NYCHA elevators leave tenants stranded
For the lucky ones, broken elevators just add frustration to an already long day. But for the elderly or disabled, they can mean missed doctor's appointments or cancelled meetings with…
New affordable housing development underway
A new development with 66 apartments is under construction on Brook Avenue, as part of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Housing New York plan to build 200,000 units of affordable housing…
Neighborhood transformation plan unveiled
After two years of intensive planning for what they hope will be a major facelift to the neighborhood, residents at a Nov. 5 public meeting in Mott Haven finally saw…
Borinquen Court renovations highlight disparities for seniors
Seniors in public housing are wistful for some of the amenities that will soon be available to the tenants of a Mott Haven complex with federal funding behind it.
NYCHA plan enters home stretch
Some fifty residents gathered at the Betances Houses Community Center on a recent Friday evening for a night of film screenings and performances, and to discuss updates to the Choice…
Board 1 blasts city’s homeless policy
A representative from the mayor's office told fed-up community board members that hizzoner will see to it that neighborhoods other than Mott Haven get their fair share of homeless shelters.
New senior apartments proposed
Mott Haven seniors who contend that services for their age group are scarce hope the proposed expansion of one neighborhood facility is a step in the right direction.