masaryk towers

On the 19th floor of Masaryk Towers, a six-buildng affordable-housing co-op on Columbia Street near the East River, one resident has been waiting out the storm's aftermath alone in the dark and without insulin for her diabetes. "I've never felt so helpless in...

Masaryk Towers, a six-building affordable housing co-op, has endured years of financial turmoil and dissension.  Now the Lower East Side complex faces another legal challenge.  Earlier today we received a press release from two advocacy organizations announcing a lawsuit,...

Various dignitaries braved the sweltering heat this afternoon to celebrate the beginning of a long awaited renovation project.  Thanks to $8 million from the Lower Manhattan Development Corp. and the city, Masaryk Towers is about to get a major...

Investigators say yesterday's fire at Masaryk Towers was sparked by an electric space heater. The Post reports that the heater was too close to "combustible material or or near a bed."  The fire started in a 16th floor apartment...

Here's an update on this morning's fire at Masaryk Towers. First of all, GammaBlog has video of the flames shooting out of the windows shortly after the blaze broke out today.  Also, the Red Cross is on the scene,...

We're just back from the three-alarm fire at Masaryk Towers. More than 100 firefighters responded to the building on Columbia Street. We're told the blaze, which started on the 16th floor, is now out.  Red Cross staff are on...

A short time ago, the Daily News posted to its web site the story behind an early morning fire at Masaryk Towers, 77 Columbia Street, today. It took 60 firefighters about 40 minutes to extinguish the flames. 11 people...

Neighborhood activists gathered at Masaryk Towers (43-55 Columbia Street) with State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver Friday on to celebrate a hard fought victory. After years of advocacy and protests, the crumbling sidewalk in front of the private...

The Villager is reporting the tenants of Masaryk Towers have voted to gate off a section of Rivington Street used by a lot of people to walk between Pitt and Columbia Streets. The large cooperative just to the north...

What does it take to fix a sidewalk in New York City? Quite a lot, it seems. For the past several years, local residents have been complaining about large holes in the crumbling sidewalk on Columbia Street, in front...