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Low-income residents of Jasper Hall at 160th Street and Melrose Avenue say the building's housing manager scammed them out of thousands. (Credit: CBS 2)

Bronx Housing Exec. Accused Of Scamming Special Needs Tenants

A Bronx housing executive has been fired after allegedly scamming tenants out of thousands of dollars at a special needs apartment house.

2011/03/03

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Deplorable Conditions Send Inwood Building Residents To Streets

They were forced out. Dozens of families in Upper Manhattan were suddenly homeless Friday night after their apartment building was deemed too dangerous to live in.

2011/02/18

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Advocates Rally To Preserve NYC’s Community Gardens

Organizers held a rally Tuesday morning on West 25th Street ahead of a public hearing regarding proposed rules for community gardens.

2010/08/10

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Advocates Rally To Preserve NYC's Community Gardens

Organizers held a rally Tuesday morning on West 25th Street ahead of a public hearing regarding proposed rules for community gardens.

2010/08/10

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