A company connected to Hunter Property Management purchased the two buildings, along with four other Ocelot properties, in May 2009. Since then, residents have been rebelling against their new landlords.
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2254 Crotona Ave.
Posted on 10 November 2009.
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. […]
Posted in Bronx Neighborhoods, Housing0 Comments
621-627 Manida St.
Posted on 10 November 2009.
Manida Street residents live in ‘House of Horrors’
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When The Bubble Burst
Posted on 10 November 2009.
How a New York real estate deal went bad causing a housing crisis for hundreds of low-income families
Posted in Bronx Neighborhoods, Housing2 Comments
Dr. Juice and His Holy Fruits
Posted on 09 November 2009.
It took a love of juice bordering on obsession to open Holy Fruits, a new Bronx juice bar.
Posted in Bronx Life, Bronx Neighborhoods, Food3 Comments
Tenants Complain of ‘House of Horrors’
Posted on 08 November 2009.
A tenant fell through a collapsed stairway at 689 E. 187th St. in October, and the landlord scrambled to make repairs.
Posted in Bronx Life, Bronx Neighborhoods1 Comment
MTA Pulls Ticket Agents from Subway Stations
Posted on 06 November 2009.
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.
Posted in Bronx Neighborhoods, Crime1 Comment
Gourmet Tacos in a Truck
Posted on 05 November 2009.
A shining, silver oasis of food, Taqueria Guadalupe sits where Manor and Westchester Avenues meet.
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