Homeowners may qualify to refinance their mortgages through a variety of government programs aimed at avoiding late or partial payments or foreclosure.
Because developers of luxury buildings must include affordable units to qualify for tax incentives, dozens of buildings are now home to strikingly diverse populations.
A move to gentrify late in the last decade stalled as the larger economy did, but officials and residents of Mott Haven say the conditions are right for another resurgence.