Unidad y Progreso also came of age before the city demanded rigorous paperwork and bookkeeping, tasks that now consume precious time for resident-organizers who also need to build an energized tenant association. Recalls Henderson, “Tenants and their leadership were allowed to do their thing rather than become surrogate bureaucrats for the city.”
Back to the Old Neighborhood
Introduction
By Alyssa Katz
December 1996
Empowerment Zones Out
By Gillian Andrews
October 1996
A Teen in Trouble Finds a New Hang
By Megan Costello
August/September 1996
In The East Village, Rehab Is a Family Affair
By Megan Costello
June/July 1996
The Founder of a Needle Exchange Dies from a Dose
By Julia Lyon
November 1991
The Grandmother of Loisaida Fights to Keep Her Title
By Hilary Russ
February 1990
A Homeless Mother Wrangles with the City
By Megan Costello
August/September 1990
Home Health Workers Take Care of Business
By Abigail Rao
April 1989
People with AIDS Suffer a Second Epidemic: Homelessness
By Daniel Hendrick
June/July 1988
Wronged Residents Form Their Own Salvation Army
By Hilary Russ
November 1987
City Condemns Concourse Apartments
By Seth Solomonow
November 1986
A Union for the Homeless Takes Hold
By Hilary Russ
March 1985
Job Training Opens Doors for the Homeless
By Daniel Hendrick
December 1979
Dilapidation and Death on Avenue C
By Seth Solomonow
February 1975
Adding the Final Touch: A Windmill and Solar Panels
By Abigail Rao



