Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 25 VTMBH Article: Article Order 3 VTMBH Article: Title The state of New Yorks Bangladeshi landlords VTMBH Article: Author VTMBH Article: Publication Weekly Thikana VTMBH Article: Original Language Bangla VTMBH Article: Translator Moinuddin Naser VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb Since 1993, several hundred Bangladeshis have bought buildings in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Long Island through newly-licensed Bangladeshi real estate agents, and rented the buildings to tenants. But as the recession hits the Bangladeshi community, landlords face growing tenant delinquency and are selling their buildings in Queens, and relocating to comparatively cheap areas in Long Island, Brooklyn, Richmond, Staten Island and the Bronx. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body The state New Yorks of Bangladeshi landlords, Weekly Thikana, 28 June 2002. Translated from Banlga by Moinuddin Naser Many Bangladeshi landlords who live in Queens and Manhattan face growing dilemmas. They have problems making their mortgage payments because their tenants are not paying their rent on time. Therefore, they sometimes keep their buildings vacant until they find reliable tenants. With the buildings vacant, they still have trouble with their mortgage payments. As a result, owners who bought houses with small down payments face hardships paying off their mortgage. Since 1993, several hundred Bangladeshis have bought houses in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Long Island through newly licensed Bangladeshi real estate agents. Many became building owners with only a five-to-ten percent down payment. As a result, their mortgage payments are higher than average. However, they were easily able to manage the payments from the rent they collected. As a result, many Bangladeshis enthusiastically pursued home ownership, usually at no additional cost than their previous monthly rent. To buy houses, they often spent all of their savings and applied for a lot of credit. Most owners preferred Bangladeshi tenants. But now things have changed, as many landlords and tenants are tangled in litigationleaving many owners without rent payments for six to seven months. In many places, it has been hard to find tenants. As a result, the owners, who depended on the tenants rent to pay the loan, have failed to repay the outstanding installments. Therefore, many Bangladeshis have had to work overtime and their wives have taken jobs as well, leaving their children unattendeda bad situation for the family. The landlords of Bangladeshi community are relocating to the cheaper areas of New York. Tenants are also moving to these cheaper areas to reduce their rent. Many Bangladeshi homeowners are selling their houses in Astoria, Jamaica, Elmhurst, Long Island City and Jackson Heights, and relocating to comparatively cheap areas in Long Island; Brooklyn; Richmond, Staten Island; and the Bronx, where their presence contributes to the law and order of their neighborhoods. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-06-28 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 174 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The state of New Yorks Bangladeshi landlords 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. unknown Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. article Original Name The original name of this item. Since 1993, several hundred Bangladeshis have bought buildings in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Long Islan Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-06-28