housing
Sweetheart deal or fair deal on housing?
January 23, 2012After months of negotiation with big banks, the White House may announce a settlement that would let the banks off the hook for their role in the foreclosure crisis.
Read moreForeclosures set to rise in 2012
January 18, 2012The slight dip in foreclosure rates in 2011 was not the beginning of a trend towards reversal of the mortgage crisis.
Read moreTenants’ struggles heat up at the Chelsea hotel
December 19, 2011These days there is a noticeable fine dust permeating the air throughout this historic landmark hotel. One tenant walked into his bathroom to find that the ceiling had collapsed.
Read moreTenants get together and fight slumlord
December 13, 2011Doyle Gardens sounds like it might be a pleasant apartment complex, where residents stroll down walkways between flowerbeds surrounded by greenery. Its name is a lie.
Read moreUntimely storm tests the resolve of Occupy Wall Street
October 31, 2011Walking through Liberty Plaza Park (Zuccotti Park) Sunday, October 30, the day after an untimely winter storm, gave proof that Occupy Wall Street is here to stay.
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