“The combination of tightening rents and diminished safety net programs has precipitated a slow but accelerating deterioration of this ‘naturally occurring’ affordable housing.” A rent-stabilized building in the Bronx. (Photo by Adi Talwar) There are slightly less than 1 million … Continued
By REBECCA SANTANA AND ELLIOT SPAGAT, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge said Wednesday that an order by President Donald Trump suspending asylum access at the southern border was unlawful, throwing into doubt one of the key pillars of the … Continued
By MIKE SCHNEIDER, Associated Press A South Carolina beach town once nicknamed “Dirty Myrtle” because of its rowdy nightclubs and strip joints has become a magnet for retirees in a nation that continues to age. The number of residents age … Continued
Good news for suburban eaters: Chef Thomas Boemer has been named the culinary director for The Wondrous Collective restaurant group. The group owns more than a dozen restaurants in the Twin Cities area, from Mean Miners street tacos in Eagan … Continued
By PHILIP MARCELO CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — The leader of an MS-13 clique in the suburbs of New York City was sentenced Wednesday to 68 years in prison in a federal racketeering case involving eight murders, including the 2016 … Continued
By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Cousins Tanisha Tucker Lohse and Maria Francisco set off from their desert camp around dawn on most early summer days, in search of ripe fruit from the towering saguaro cactus, an icon of … Continued