80/20 living gets trickier when you become a mom

… I was 19 years old working parttime and living with my parents in Lower Manhattan where I grew up Now Im all grown up … is even more palpable Fifteen years ago I was lucky enough to snag one of the lower income apartments in a highend … at Le District in Brookfield Place for $899  I realize just how far I am from my neighbors I  joke that it should be …

By Anonymous |December 7, 2015 - 1:59PM
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 on NYC Housing Connect  for 47 affordable apartments at 205 East … 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
Can workers with tipped wages qualify for affordable housing?

… etc adds Erica Sims Deputy Executive Director of the Mutual Housing Association of NY an affordable housing organization … to move to Jersey City right now  sponsored An affordable rental in Williamsburg Nows the time to prepare New Yorkers biggest misconceptions about rentstabilization Did Berlin just crack the code to keeping …

By Virginia K. Smith |July 21, 2015 - 1:30PM
Are NYC's affordable housing policies tantamount to segregation?

… Its a wellknown fact of NYCs affordable housing system that when spots open up in a subsidized 8020 project half of them will be reserved for current residents of the buildings neighborhood But according … portion of applications opening it up not just to current area residents but anyone with proof in the form of a …

By Virginia K. Smith |July 9, 2015 - 2:04PM
Rent in a luxury Hell's Kitchen building for as little as $868 a month

…  is in no way affiliated with New York City public housing If you are interested in applying to this or other … Moinian Group When its finally finished itll be the largest rental building in the city according to Curbed  There are … $931month and 45 twobedrooms available for $1124month for renters with annual incomes ranging from $31132 to $51780 …

By Virginia K. Smith |May 11, 2015 - 3:56PM
Keeping stabilized tenants out of the gym is harsh, yes, but is it discrimination?

… angle but time will tell if that passes muster with the HRC The broad statement that the stabilized tenants …

By Virginia K. Smith |April 24, 2015 - 12:59PM