STARRETT DEAL NEARLY DONE

By KATHIANNE BONIELLO Posted: 4:06 am A stroke of President Bush's pen is all it will take to make sure Starrett City stays an affordable-housing complex for the next 20 years. Congress passed legislation last week, sponsored by Sen. Charles Schumer, requiring any buyer of the nation's largest federally subsidized housing complex to get long-term financing to keep the rents reasonable. Bush has already said he'd sign the legislation, which is part of the Housing Relief Bill. Show your support. Buzz this... [read full story]