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Upper West Side

December 05, 2011

Shooting on West 94th Street Sends Two Men to the Hospital

Two men were shot on West 94th Street late Sunday night, police said. 

Murray Hill and Gramercy

October 20, 2011

Public Housing Building Needs More Security, Residents Say

A group of tenants from 344 E. 28th Street, near First Avenue, is asking police and elected officials for help fighting an abundance of crime in and around the building.

Lower East Side & East Village

September 23, 2011

Death on FDR Drive Strains Relations Between Ave. D Residents and NYPD

Family and friends of Makever "Keba" Brown are angry at the circumstances regarding his death on the FDR Drive Sept. 13. 

Lower East Side & East Village

August 27, 2011

Police Line Avenue D, East Villagers Brunch on Avenue C

Thousands of residents in the public housing complexes on Avenue D were told to leave Saturday in advance of the storm. Others in the East Village were enjoying brunch and drinks.

Upper West Side

July 22, 2011

Air Force Vet to be First NYCHA Resident on Public Housing Board

Victor Gonzalez, a longtime resident of the Wise Towers public housing complex, is the first current resident to be appointed to the NYC Housing Authority Board.

Harlem

July 21, 2011

St. Nicholas Houses Residents Sue to Block Charter School Construction

Some St. Nicholas Houses residents filed a lawsuit to block the Harlem Children's Zone charter school project from moving into their parkland.

Harlem

June 20, 2011

City's Public Housing Faces Maintenance Backlog, Report Says

Harlem public housing residents are among the hardest hit as the wait list for repairs at city-owned buildings grows.

Lower East Side & East Village

May 19, 2011

Lower East Side Housing Complex Pushing for Surveillance Cameras in Wake of Violence

The 20-building Vladeck Houses is weighing a pilot project that would outfit the complex with surveillance cameras.

Lower East Side & East Village

April 19, 2011

Easter Meal Arranged for Lower East Side Tenants Left Without Gas

Some tenants of the Alfred E. Smith Houses have been without gas at their building for weeks.

Lower East Side & East Village

February 18, 2011

Police Searching for Missing East Village Man

A 63-year-old man from the Jacob Riis Houses went missing on Monday, police said.

Lower East Side & East Village

February 17, 2011

Former Model Stabbed to Death in Baruch Houses Mourned by Family

Jomali Morales was stabbed to death inside an elevator at the Baruch Houses a day before her birthday, family said.

Harlem

January 25, 2011

East Harlem Task Force Tries to Help Kids Curb Violence

A coalition of community groups is engaging young people at East Harlem's housing projects.

Harlem

January 05, 2011

East Harlem Housing Complex Eagerly Awaits Community Center

The opening can't come soon enough for Johnson Houses, which is suffering through a youth-gang rivalry, officials say.

Lower East Side & East Village

November 03, 2010

Police Arrest Two for Drug Possession on the Lower East Side

Police arrested two people in the Hernandez Houses on Allen Street Tuesday night for drug possession.

Manhattan

October 14, 2010

Mayor Trades Loafers for Sneakers to Paint Rooftop White

As part of a citywide effort to reduce cooling costs, the mayor helped paint a public housing rooftop white.