Nearly 1 in 6 properties across the city faced tax foreclosure last year. Land trusts are one way to keep buildings鈥攚hether housing or businesses鈥攑ermanently affordable.
Last year, New York City began turning schools in poor neighborhoods into community schools鈥攃ombining rigorous instruction and extracurricular enrichment with a broad social support system.
After Judith Daluz escaped from an abusive employer and reunited with her children, she struggled to make ends meet. So she started a cleaning business with other Filipinas鈥攚here she鈥檚 her own boss.
They're a lifeline to business owners. So why do these credit unions have trouble growing?