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Foreclosure Crisis Fades to Black and Brown
The crisis in the national housing market has slipped from the front pages. But in New York's neighborhoods of color, the twin crises of foreclosures and joblessness are still big stories.
Living On The Edge: East New York & Bay Ridge Go Off Script
Chapter four of "Brooklyn: The Borough Behind The Brand" visits East New York, Bay Ridge, Bensonhurst and other neighborhoods whose story over the past 20 years differs from the standard narrative of Brooklyn's growth.
Troubled Bronx Buildings Spur City Crackdown
The saga of 10 Bronx buildings that fell into disrepair after their owner defaulted has inspired a new city program aimed at detecting problem buildings—before they become problems.
No Vacancy: Why Empty Condos Aren't Becoming Affordable Housing
Boom-time overbuilding left thousands of units vacant. But a city program to convert them to affordable housing has found the market uncooperative.
The Election's Over. So Let's Talk Issues
A look at the policy questions that campaign 2010 didn't answer
Election 2010: Polls Closed, Policy Awaits
Election night confirmed what polls had predicted for weeks: Andrew Cuomo will be New York's next governor. Here's a look at what that means for the state's economy, schools, power plants and housing market.
Cuomo Housing Plan Praised, Parsed
The economic crisis that dominates campaign 2010 began in the housing market. So what are the gubernatorial candidates—especially frontrunner Andrew Cuomo—saying to owners, tenants and landlords?
HPD Commish 'Shocked' At Buildings In Multimillion-Dollar Deal
The city is cracking down on the owners of Bronx properties at the center of citywide concerns about what will happen to apartment buildings scarred by foreclosure.
Gay Marriage, Tenants' Rights, Albany Reform: The Primary Races To Watch
From southeastern Queens to the north central Bronx, background on the races that could determine what kind of State Senate will emerge from election 2010.
Queens Race Defies Narrative Of Gay Rights, Reform
Coverage of the matchup between Sen. Shirley Huntley and Challenger Lynn Nunes revolves around gay rights. But hospital closings, foreclosures and flooding are the issues closer to the district.
Pols Warn Foreclosed Buildings' Mystery Buyer
Tenants and elected officials are suspicious of the unnamed buyer eyeing 10 distressed Bronx buildings, but the city's housing chief wants to give the new owner a chance.
Banks Redline Minority Communities Again
Communities of color were flooded with mortgages and home equity loans in the first half of the decade. Not anymore, according to a new study.
New Path To Foreclosure -- Delinquent Water Bills
The City Council ponders how DEP can collect payments without leading homeowners to foreclosure.
A Minefield for Obama
When will the President address the disproportionate color of unemployment?
A Backward Glance:
12 Months Of Scoops
Foreclosure Fears Lead
To Tenants' Conundrum
For Homeowners, Promised
Help Rarely Arrives
Mortgages and the Mayor:
Candidates on Foreclosure
Scandal Leaves Lack
Of Service In Its Wake
Nonprofits' Outlook After A
Year Of Living Dangerously
Foreclosures
A foreclosure is the process of taking possession of mortgaged property when the owner has failed to make mortgage payments. The recent crash of the housing market took place when banks gave out mortgages to clients who were unable to pay. This was the fault of the bankers for not working diligently and the homeowners for pursuing a mortgage they knowingly could not pay. From February and October 2010, over 100,000 New Yorkers were given notice of property foreclosures.
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Water Rate Hike Reflects EPA Mandates, Fiscal Crisis Finance - Michele Narov
For the first time in five years, the city's water rate will not undergo a double-digit increase. But some say even the 7.5 percent boost is too high for struggling homeowners.
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NYC Charter Commission: Land Use
City Limits' recent issue looks at the debate over whether the city needs to reform the way it makes development policy. Here are the findings from the Charter Revision Commission, which considered--but declined to make--broad reforms.
NYC DOE Fact Sheet on Closure of Metropolitan Corporate Academy High School
The city school system has targeted 24 schools for closure, and released dossiers on each of the institutions it seeks to shutter. This one covers Metropolitan Corporate Academy High School in Brooklyn.
