Nick Dallorso says the scaffolding he points to was already in place when he moved to the Ridgewood area about five years ago, but he hasn’t seen any work being done to prevent the building from deteriorating. Something he says has its drawbacks. “Because trash and rats collect and make the neighborhood look ugly,” Dallorso … Read more
Before, this building at 160 Water Street was used for offices. Today a private company is working to convert the space into 588 apartments. Mayor Eric Adams believes such projects will help address homelessness. “The goal is to build low-income, mid-income, market-rate homes, and also insure for NYCHA. So it’s not a ‘one size fits … Read more
“2000 pesos to pay a rent when one has two or three children the money that does not give…” Mildred Cruz’s voice breaks when talking about the situation of her son, who, being a full-time employee, faces a crisis deepened by inflation and a rise in the cost of living in what has been her … Read more
“The food, we are starving because the food is useless. What they give out at night is a chin of food, one goes to bed passed out from hunger and doesn’t even sleep. The cold killing one there too, there is no comfort, that is not a way to live”. Asylum seeker Jorge Rodríguez discusses … Read more
The lack of affordable housing is putting many New Yorkers in a bind, especially those in low-income communities. A situation that has led the Cuban Amado Phillips to have to sleep at friends’ houses and even many times in train stations because his pension was not enough to pay for his apartment. “Now at this … Read more
Edilsa Ariza lives in one of the 250 apartments in the Grant Houses complex in Morningside Heights that has been completely without gas since January 9. According to NYCHA, there will be no service until July 31. The situation is due, according to the New York housing authority, to an underground leak that forced them … Read more
In lower Manhattan there are hundreds of offices that continue to be closed in many buildings since many employees continue to work from home since the pandemic. The city’s Urban Planning department issued a plan recommendation to the state to expand the city’s low-use building renovation plan that is only allowed in this area to … Read more