Affordable housing in New York City hinges on a patchwork of policies created amid the often-cutthroat economics of local real estate. The tensions of the system play… Read more “What’s Gone Right – and Wrong – with Right to Counsel?”
Category: Bronx
As Tenant Services Expand, Bronx Homeowner-Landlords Feel Forgotten
Nadira Sowkey looked down at the text message. We are not going to pay rent because you are very bad, you are very bad, you are bad… Read more “As Tenant Services Expand, Bronx Homeowner-Landlords Feel Forgotten”
Bronx Vigil Honors Pittsburgh Shooting Victims
Three days after the Oct. 27 Pittsburgh synagogue attack, dozens of people of different religions, races and ages gathered on their lunch break on the steps of… Read more “Bronx Vigil Honors Pittsburgh Shooting Victims”
Young Lawyers Renovate Housing Court
There is a youth movement in New York City Housing Court. Thanks to Right to Counsel, a piece of legislation signed last year that guarantees all low-income… Read more “Young Lawyers Renovate Housing Court”
As Prison Populations Age, the Fight Over Parole Heats Up
An eight-word mantra defines Jose Saldana’s mentality on parole. “If the risk is low, let them go,” said Saldana, 68, of the non-profit Release for Aging People… Read more “As Prison Populations Age, the Fight Over Parole Heats Up”
In the Bronx, the City’s Busiest Housing Court Struggles to Serve Tenants and Landlords
The Bronx Housing Court is the busiest housing court in the city’s five boroughs with 88,913 cases in 2017, more than any other borough. There were 13,436… Read more “In the Bronx, the City’s Busiest Housing Court Struggles to Serve Tenants and Landlords”
Most Drinking Fountains in the Bronx Civil Courthouse are Broken
The Bronx County civil courthouse on Grand Concourse Avenue is a busy place. The building, with nine floors and around 40 courtrooms, has been a designated New… Read more “Most Drinking Fountains in the Bronx Civil Courthouse are Broken”
LAW & ORDER: Bronx Man Works to Keep his Neighbors Out of Rikers
As a pretrial associate for the New York City Criminal Justice Agency, Bronx native Jordy Torres, 24, witnesses how crime and the criminal justice system strain his… Read more “LAW & ORDER: Bronx Man Works to Keep his Neighbors Out of Rikers”
LAW & ORDER: An Advocate for Children
Deborah Gould, 63, has been fighting for children most of her career. After graduating from St. John’s University School of Law, the Long Island native began her… Read more “LAW & ORDER: An Advocate for Children”
Law & Order: A Social Worker for Kids in the Courts
Elizabeth Weiner’s office opposite the Bronx County Hall of Justice is a burst of colors — plastic blue butterflies on shelves, a lavender humidifier, a violet starfish… Read more “Law & Order: A Social Worker for Kids in the Courts”