How to rent in Yorkville for as little as $607/month

… Hoping to land an affordable rental on the Upper East Side Applications opened yesterday … there are three onebedrooms available for $607month 17 onebedrooms at $769month five twobedrooms for $736month and 22 twobedrooms for $930month for renters with household incomes between $22218 and $43150 …

By Virginia K. Smith |December 2, 2015 - 9:59AM
Why NYC is so unaffordable for artists—and what can be done about it

… they think of the artsBroadway Lincoln Center the Met MoMA But the people who create that art increasingly cannot … an editorial for  The Guardian  David Byrne recalled the NYC of the 70s as a center of cultural ferment today he … boroughs and is seeking planning grants and funding for operating expenses Its a model that empowers allowing …

By Alanna Schubach |November 12, 2015 - 8:59AM
Are NYC's affordable housing policies tantamount to segregation?

… New York residents  the New York Times reports the policy violates both the federal Fair Housing Law and the … According to the suit the citys outsiderrestriction policy ignores the negative impact on families in the city … of higher opportunity The last we heard about this policy at the start of the year affordable housing activists …

By Virginia K. Smith |July 9, 2015 - 2:04PM