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The article discusses landlord-tenant laws and changes involving rent regulation in New York, and it mentions rent control and stabilization in the state, as well as the impacts of rent law changes on amenities. Access restrictions involving apartment building-related amenities such as physical fitness centers (gyms) in New York, New York are examined, along with legal compliance, mixed-income building construction, and affordable housing in places such as New York, New York.

Black men who have sex with men (MSM) are disproportionately affected by HIV and AIDS in New York City (NYC). Black churches in NYC have a history of engaging in community mobilisation; however, research suggests that churches play a role in promoting stigma against Black MSM, which impedes prevention efforts. The goal of this study was to explore church ideologies surrounding sexuality and health, and the relationship of these ideologies to church mobilisation in response to HIV/AIDS among Black MSM. We conducted interviews and focus groups with pastors and parishioners at Black churches in NYC. Three prominent themes were identified: (1) 'Love the sinner, hate the sin' - distinguishing behaviour and identity; (2) 'Don't ask, don't tell' - keeping same-sex behaviour private; and (3) 'Your body is a temple' - connecting physical and spiritual health. We discuss the implications of these ideologies for church mobilisation and HIV prevention efforts. In doing so, we pay close attention to how ideologies may both impede and facilitate church dialogue around sexuality and heightened responses to the HIV crisis affecting Black MSM. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Historic events battered both the financial markets and the real economy throughout 2008 and the first quarter of 2009. On Wall Street, the destruction was most evident through the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers; the acquisitions of Bear Stearns, Merrill Lynch, and Wachovia; and the implosions of AIG, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac. And Main Street wasn't spared, as the declines in home prices, large federal involvement in the banking and the automobile industries, a rapid rise in unemployment, and the explosion of the U.S. federal budget deficit have shaped millions of lives and will dramatically alter the country's economic future. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]