Jul 10, 2009 07:17PM

Tenants With Tool Belts

Sonja Kerlen is paid a small stipend to be the landlord?s ?point person? in her Harlem building.Super-tenants get a break on their rent for handling day-to-day chores like sorting the recyclables, replacing light bulbs and sweeping hallways.

Jul 10, 2009 07:30PM

Living In | Wyandanch, L.I.: Where the Main Drag Is Called Straight Path

Most of the properties in Wyandanch are single-family ranches; there are no apartment buildings or condominium developments.Wyandanch, a hamlet in Babylon, N.Y., offers modest single-family homes, but is in need of revitalization.

Jul 10, 2009 02:17PM

Habitats: For a Writer, a Home With a Hideout

The author Roxana Robinson in her small writing room, deliberately sparse and undiverting.The novelist Roxana Robinson, who lives in a Classic 8 on the Upper East Side, had to carve out a quiet place.

Jul 10, 2009 09:12PM

Streetscapes | 107 East 70th Street: The Best House on the Best Block

The Thomas Lamont mansion is the most impressive house on a block often considered the best in New York.

Jul 10, 2009 07:28PM

Mortgages: States Programs Help Homeowners

Both New Jersey and Connecticut have instituted programs that encourage borrowers to challenge foreclosures.