vladeck houses

It took almost a decade to complete, but everyone was all smiles at the Good Companions Senior Center Friday for the unveiling of a new ramp leading into the facility. The center, located at 334 Madison St., is in the...

Late last night, the NYPD says, a police officer shot a man who was threatening a woman with a knife. The officer responded to a domestic violence disturbance at 338 Madison St. in the Vladeck Houses at around 12:15...

Firefighters worked this afternoon for more than an hour to put out a fire that had been set inside a dumpster at the Vladeck Houses.  The dumpster is located in a courtyard at the public housing complex, between Water...

According to police, a four-year old child at the Vladeck Houses was taken to the hospital after his dad accidentally fired a hunting rifle into the ceiling. It happened this morning at around 10:30 at 16 Jackson St.  The...

Community activists, politicos and local residents came to the Vladeck Houses on Henry Street last night for National Night Out, an event intended to improve relationships with neighborhood police precincts.  7th Precinct Commanding Officer Peter Venice and Captain David...

Thanks to Damien Acevedo for sending in these photos from the Vladeck Houses, where an apartment fire broke out earlier today. Firefighters were on the scene at about 12:30 p.m. We're making calls but please let us know if...

Nataliya Dyakovskaya says she came to this country from Russia is 1977 with only $30 in her pocket but an "endless supply of determination."  She's acquired a few more things during her years in New York, including an Upper...

Tenants in the Vladeck Houses push for new security cameras in wake of recent violence. (DNAinfo) Seven people, including an Elizabeth Street Tenants Association leader, were charged yesterday with defrauding the city's housing program of more than $250,000. (WSJ) You are invited to the...