Since the day she took office in 1999, Ald. Leslie Hairston (5th) has been trying to find a way to help condominium and co-op owners defray the cost of maintenance and repairs.
On Tuesday, Hairston’s 23-year-long crusade finally hit pay dirt in a way, thanks to an innovative pilot program concentrated in South Shore that could ultimately be a model for preserving vulnerable aging buildings citywide.
