Huge development slated for Melrose
Five new apartment buildings, a rooftop farm, a YMCA and a community recording studio will be built on the largest remaining vacant lot in the South Bronx.
NYCHA residents dream big
Mott Haven public housing residents are vying for a grant from a federal program that will provide big money for a few lucky communities nationwide.
Melrose tenants endure slum conditions
Stabilis specializes in acquiring run-down properties, and housing advocates say it milks buildings for profit without regard to their tenants.
PS 31 faces wrecking ball
The city's buildings department and landmarks commission are at loggerheads over the fate of the historic Castle on the Concourse.
Betances repairs two years behind schedule
NYCHA originally planned to start repairs in October 2012. A year later, the center’s building on St. Ann’s Avenue remains dormant.
Residents weigh in on budgetary needs
Residents began the Participatory Budgeting process in Mott Haven for the third straight year, proposing neighborhood improvement projects with funding from City Councilwoman Melissa Mark-Viverito's budget.
Officials, groups urge city to preserve PS 31
Officials and local groups are scrambling to keep the city from demolishing historic PS 31 building as the landmarked building on the Grand Concourse continues to crumble,
Mayoral candidates debate housing
Mayoral candidates faced off at a Longwood church to debate their proposed policies on issues that concern New Yorkers. One of the candidates---scandal-scarred former congressman Anthony Weiner---left early, to address…