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1636-1640 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd

By Jose Leyva The tenants at 1636 and 1640 Martin Luther King Blvd. in Morris Heights share the same architectural design and the same entrance, along with the same complaint about their landlord. They say the company connected to Hunter Property management that currently owns the buildings is neglecting maintenance of them. Since November, 2008, the tenants […]

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1663 Eastburn Ave.

Tenants suffered last winter when Ocelot owned 1665 Eastburn Ave.

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2254 Crotona Ave.

By Maia Efrem From a distance, the building at 2254 Crotona Ave. looks like all the other dwellings in the surrounding blocks. On closer inspection, however, the lock is knocked out on the front door, the windows on the first floor are boarded up and graffiti covers concrete slabs that block the entrance to many apartments in the building. […]

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621-627 Manida St.

Manida Street residents live in ‘House of Horrors’

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When The Bubble Burst

How a New York real estate deal went bad causing a housing crisis for hundreds of low-income families

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MTA Pulls Ticket Agents from Subway Stations

When there’s no one in the ticket booth, passengers worry about safety. And the remaining station agents find they have extra work just to keep things running.

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No Cookies, No Jobs

Employees of the Stella D’Oro cookie factory in Kingsbridge lost their jobs as the factory closed and the brand moved its operations to Ohio.

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A North Country Perspective on the 23rd District Race

If you want to understand what really happened in Watertown, take a look at the scalpers hawking Yankee tickets in the Bronx.

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