80/20 living gets trickier when you become a mom

… ago I was lucky enough to snag one of the lower income apartments in a highend Battery Park building Now that same … million My 8020 apartment on the other hand is still way under market rate which allows us to stay here When I moved … apartment living My life as a 20 percenter ​Win the NYC affordable housing lottery Get an 8020 rental Stop calling …

By Anonymous |December 7, 2015 - 1:59PM
Why NYC is so unaffordable for artists—and what can be done about it

… an editorial for  The Guardian  David Byrne recalled the NYC of the 70s as a center of cultural ferment today he … city what with hobbling budget cuts and rampant crime To address this Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a plan to build … yield so few units and that it may end up displacing East Harlem residents and hastening gentrification in the …

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