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Tenants in buildings on brink get new management

Legal protections and new hope — plus persistent concerns — under deal struck by Attorney General Eric Schneiderman

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The revolving door to decay

A jail sentence for its landlord grants little reprieve for a suffering Bronx apartment building, now slated to go to auction

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Tenants ask city to aid in rescue of troubled apartments

Council members join residents of buildings in mega-foreclosure to call for transfer to new owner

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Catsimatidis to turn grease into gold with Greenpoint biodiesel plant

Permit pending for long-delayed facility on Newtown Creek that would transform food oil into vehicle fuel

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Time running out for loft tenant protections

New law gives occupants of illegal spaces a precious chance to make them legit — if they apply now. Some worry it’s not worth the risk.

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Tenants and management clash at Bronx buildings in foreclosure

Residents seek court action to stop alleged interference in organizing efforts

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City sees spike in tenant heat complaints

Calls to 311 well over previous year’s pace — but few landlords see penalties

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Surge pricing for drivers’ taxi medallions

Cabbies flock to own their own businesses, at record-high cost

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Exit interview: Councilmember Charles Barron

East New York’s departing City Council rep says he’s ‘very, very disappointed with the Black, Latino and Asian caucus’ and vows to reboot its counterpart in Albany

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Exit interview: Councilmember Peter Vallone Jr.

The middle member of political dynasty says he ‘led the way to reform stop and frisk’ until ‘people decided they were going to attack the NYPD as racist.’

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