Efforts to keep El Barrio’s streets clean continue thanks in large part to a group of Union Settlement volunteers who go out every day to pick up trash. “The objective is that the block remains beautiful so that people want to come here, that there is traffic,” explained Pablo Guzmán, manager of the Union Settlement … Read more
New York’s rental prices have continued to plummet in the first quarter of 2021 as a result of the pandemic, which led to a significant exodus of residents from the city, and has reached figures below those recorded in 2010. According to a report by Streeteasy, a real estate listing portal, in Manhattan the median … Read more
Residents and community activists in defense of the tenants held a protest in Bushwick to demand that the landlord, Deodat ‘Rupert’ Lowtan, make repairs to a building affected by fires. According to the My Home Is Not Your Home organization, Lowtan owns at least 39 properties in the Bushwick area and has been consistently rated … Read more
“Well, my ‘building’ under repair, right now we don’t know how long it will take.” Christina Valle shows us how her apartment looked after the great fire on Tuesday. Valle lived on the first floor and his family managed to get out on time. With the help of her son she was able to rescue … Read more
The Red Cross helps about 300 people who have been made homeless after a huge fire ripped through two Queens apartment buildings Tuesday afternoon and evening. The building complex of about 150 apartments is located on 34th Avenue and 89th Street in Jackson Heights. The Fire Department says it was an eight-alarm fire, making it … Read more
Clara Mendoza is afraid that she will soon be evicted from her home on Manhattan Avenue, where she has lived for 42 years. He started out paying about $ 250 a month in rent. But in 2013, his building was bought by a new owner, who asked to raise the rent to $ 1,600. “We … Read more
Rodrigo Camarena looks sad at this donut shop. Despite the refusal of some neighbors and activists, the area councilor, Carlos Menchaca, gave his support for the rezoning of this space and the construction of a luxury apartment building. “They are making the area more expensive and this project is only going to make the area … Read more
Rafael Rodríguez picks up the abandoned trash on 69th Street to throw it in the only trash can around. He says this image is prevalent in this area of Jackson Heights. “Many from this area instead of taking the garbage where they have to put it, they come and put it in the front of … Read more
As of this Saturday, pending eviction cases will be able to resume their processing in the courts and new cases can also be presented. This is because the state moratorium protecting tenants from evictions ended on February 26. New cases started before January 28 will remain suspended for at least 60 days. Tenants who have … Read more
They will face off in June in the Democratic primary, and despite both wanting to be the next mayor of the city, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and Councilman Carlos Menchaca called on the city council to convert bankrupt or closed hotels outside of Manhattan in affordable housing. “We can use government funds to convert … Read more