America’s most expensive home hits the market

A mansion in California is being called the "most expensive home in America" after it hit the market for a mere $500M.

Most expensive home in America hits the real estate market
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"The One," a $500M mansion in California has hit the real estate market and is being called the most expensive home in America.

Resident sues over apartment conditions
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Charlene Richardson is desperate for help. She has lived in an apartment in NYCHA's Samuel Gompers Houses on the Lower East Side for more than 20 years. She says she hasn't had a kitchen wall since 2017.

NYCHA residents say squatters took over apartment

On Tuesday night, residents told FOX 5 NY that police ordered some squatters to leave an apartment or they'd be arrested.

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Residents at NYCHA's East River Houses say that squatters took over the apartment of a hospitalized tenant and are using it as a base for selling drugs and sex, putting everyone in danger. Reported by Lisa Evers

Resident: Asbestos found in burst pipe at NYCHA complex

The president of the residents' association of the Andrew Jackson Houses said that workers found asbestos inside a burst pipe.

Gusty winds cause debris to fall from multiple buildings across NYC

A series of incidents across New York City have increased concerns about the dangers of debris falling from buildings in disrepair. 

Displaced families in Puerto Rico await post-earthquake housing

Seismic activity in Puerto Rico has caused more than 7,960 people to take refuge in government shelters in the island's south, although officials say many of them are simply scared of returning home even if their houses were not damaged in the quakes.

Portland spending millions to clean up homeless camps

Portland lawmakers have approved a $4.5 million contract with a hazardous waste removal company to clean up homeless encampments around the city.

Manhattan-based company 3D prints homes

A robot is creating a 3-D miniature of what may be the future of homebuilding.  It's part of a concept called TERA.

NYC stepping up building inspections after architect’s death

It’s been less than a month since architect Erica Tishman was struck and killed by a chunk of façade that fell from a high rise in Midtown Manhattan. Now, the Department of Buildings is taking new measures to protect the safety of the public with more inspections and follow-up audits. 

For fourth straight year, thousands leave New York

After an analysis of the recent U.S. Census, the Empire Center for Public Policy found that the state’s population was roughly 19.5 million in 2019, after a drop of almost 77,000 or .4 percent from the previous year.

NYCHA tenants living with no gas this Christmas

Hundreds of tenants who live at the Samuel Gompers Houses in the Lower East Side have been living without gas since September.

NYCHA tenants spending another holiday without gas
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Tenants in the Samuel Gompers Houses are spending yet another holiday without gas to cook, forcing many to make alternative holiday plans.

In New Jersey, a slow-motion evacuation from climate change

Dozens of homes have been demolished in Woodbridge, as part of an effort to stay ahead of climate change.

Taj Gibson's gift to his old Brooklyn neighborhood

Taj Gibson has always given back to his community but after signing a two-year deal with the Knicks this off-season, he can now be hands-on and present with the people he wants to help.

Homeless family placed in Newark apartment faced eviction

New York City paid a year's worth of $1,300-a-month rent for Tasha as part of its SOTA program. She and her children moved to Newark and everything was OK until her building went into foreclosure.

De Blasio vows to end street homelessness 'as we know it'

The Democratic mayor's plan to end street homelessness "as we know it" includes adding 1,000 new "safe haven" beds in houses of worship.