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Lawsuits Target Three-Quarter Operators

By Patrick Arden
At some dormitories for homeless people, lawyers allege, landlords forced tenants to attend particular drug programs and failed to provide safe housing. But operators say they were trying to do good—or at least following the law.


Deep Concerns about ‘Three-Quarter’ Housing

By Patrick Arden
Three-quarter homes give people who are homeless, leaving prison or seeking substance-abuse treatment a place to stay. But critics say the houses are unregulated and sometimes unsafe.


Amid Court Fight, Formerly Homeless In Limbo

By Daniel Prendergast
The end of the Advantage subsidy program leaves advocates battling to salvage a policy they criticized, the city bracing for more demand for scarce shelter beds and low-income families wondering what comes next.


Winter Raises Stakes for Homeless in Greenpoint

By Jay Honstetter
Community opposition hasn't stopped plans for a large shelter in the waterfront neighborhood, where five homeless people have been found dead in the past 15 months.


The Principal Is New. The School Is Closing.

By Helen Zelon
With new boss Dennis Walcott, the city school system gets a new chance to improve relations with parents and teachers. But there'll be no second chance for Robeson High in Bed-Stuy. What does that mean for students?


No Vacancy: Why Empty Condos Aren't Becoming Affordable Housing

By Diana Scholl
Boom-time overbuilding left thousands of units vacant. But a city program to convert them to affordable housing has found the market uncooperative.


From Haiti To A Housing Crisis: Earthquake Evacuees Struggle

By Eileen Markey
New York's Haitians opened their doors to those who fled January's devastating quake. But amid cramped conditions and a lack of resources, the welcome might be wearing out.


Tough Love In The Big City

By E.R. Shipp
Kids in New York have often had a lot to fear. So how’d we end up afraid of them?


After The Quake, Rebuilding Haiti From Brooklyn

By Neil deMause
The donation drives and telethons might be over, but local foundations and Haitian groups are just beginning their work to help the country and its people rebuild.
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