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If you don’t pay your rent, sooner or later the city marshal will come a-knockin’. Increasingly, though, even model tenants – those who pay their rent on time and look after their apartment – are being harassed and forced out by unscrupulous landlords, say affordable housing advocates. City Council Speaker Christine Quinn wants to help. In October, she introduced Intro 627, the Tenant Protection Act. more>

Of the 1,400,000 people who call the Bronx home, nearly 30 percent are under the age of 18, a larger percentage than any other county in New York State. Yet recreational opportunities for youngsters in the area are few and far between. Now, several projects look to address this imbalance. more>

"Sky Watch allows an officer to be above a crowd. It can take the place of two, three or four officers on the ground," said Howard Schemer, director of sales at Georgia-based New Heights Manufacturing. "It acts as a deterrent as well as cutting down on illegal activity." more>