Safety cameras are a bust, say NYCHA tenants
Residents at Moore Houses say an expensive program aimed to increase safety through the use of closed circuit cameras is burning a hole in taxpayers' pockets.
Tenants still in limbo
A proposal for a noted nonprofit housing group to take over a troubled Melrose apartment building was scuttled at the last minute, upsetting beleaguered tenants – including some on the…
Community board, builder clash over supportive housing
Community Board 1 told developers at a March meeting that they should go back to the drawing board if they want local approval for the project.
NYPD, feds take down Mott Haven gang
Federal and local law enforcement have brought down a gang accused of terrorizing tenants of the Moore Houses on East 149th St. at the northern edge of St. Mary’s Park…
Tenants denounce greedy landlords
Tenants of a group of neglected apartment buildings-- including one in Mott Haven and another in Melrose -- are urging a federal judge to put the properties into the hands…
Tenants say urgent repairs fall short
A private equity firm that bought a foreclosed Melrose apartment building has made shoddy repairs under pressure, leaving families in substandard housing, tenants charge.
A day in the storm
Cold weather and snowy streets have made the days harder than usual for the city's homeless, forcing many to seek refuge at shelters.
Efforts aim to keep people out of jail
New initiatives in the South Bronx hope to end the revolving door from the street to prison and back.