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Department of Housing and Preservation

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Columbia Street Waterfront District

April 11, 2013

Columbia Street Garden Gets Thumbs Up, Despite Concern of Rats

Community Board 6 approved the garden, located at 313 Columbia St., Wednesday night.

Inwood

March 05, 2013

Landlord Racks Up More than 100 Violations at Riverside Drive Building

Tenants of 1781 Riverside Dr. in Inwood say their landlord is slow to make repairs but quick to sue them.

Washington Heights

March 02, 2013

Officials Put Pressure on Uptown Landlord Who Stopped Paying Electric Bill

Uptown's politicians demanded that Eduardo Juarez repair or sell his buildings on 183rd Street. 

Yorkville

February 27, 2013

Upper East Siders Continue to Trash Luxury High Rise's Garbage Practices

Locals say the Clermont — at 444 E. 82nd St. — is still making a mess of the York Avenue sidewalk.

Washington Heights

January 28, 2013

Washington Heights Building Had History of Violations Before Fire

The West 188th Street building had violations for lead paint, blocked windows and locked fire escapes.

New York City

November 05, 2012

Mayor Appoints Former OEM Chief to Help Sandy Victims Find Housing

Mayor appointed Brad Gair, former deputy commissioner of OEM, as director of housing recovery operations.

Washington Heights & Inwood

April 15, 2011

Landlord Finally Makes Repairs to Inwood Building Ravaged by Fire

Residents complain repairs are still slow going after a fire raged through an Inwood building last year.

Washington Heights & Inwood

April 07, 2011

Inwood Building on Auction Block After Landlord Defaults on Loan

An Inwood building is on the auction block after its owner defaulted on a $2 million loan to cover its maintenance.

Washington Heights & Inwood

March 30, 2011

Five Families Homeless After Weekend Fire in Washington Heights

Five apartments at 607 West 180th St. have received a vacate order from the Department of Buildings after a fire.

Manhattan

March 29, 2011

City Sets New Rules for Landlords in Fight to Stamp Out Bed Bugs

New efforts in the fight against bed bugs include rules for building owners and a new informational website.

Washington Heights & Inwood

March 29, 2011

Tenants of Inwood Building Ravaged by Fire Want Super Replaced

Members of the 510 W. 218th Street say the super is negligent and plan to petition their landlord to have him removed.

Washington Heights & Inwood

February 22, 2011

Evacuated Inwood Tenants Can't Come Home for Years

Engineers say 552-556 Academy Street will need approximately $20 million in repairs before it can be made safe again.

Washington Heights & Inwood

February 21, 2011

Inwood Pols Want $20M From City to Fix Unsafe Building

Inwood politicians want the city to spend $20 million to repair an unstable residential building evacuated on Friday.

Washington Heights & Inwood

February 19, 2011

Inwood Apartment Building Evacuated Due to Unsafe Conditions

Residents of 552-556 Academy St. had to leave their homes Friday afternoon due to reported unsafe conditions.

Washington Heights & Inwood

February 16, 2011

Supportive Housing Comes To Washington Heights

CLOTH plans to open a supportive housing development for the formerly homeless and mildly mentally disabled.