More than 200 affordable rentals are opening in the Bronx—find out if you qualify

… Applications opened over the weekend for 211 affordable apartments at Compass Residences part of a … with a variety of sizes and price points in between for renters with annual household incomes between $28835 and … here Preference for half the apartment will be given to current neighborhood residents in this case Bronx Community …

By Virginia K. Smith |September 21, 2015 - 4:47PM
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 … 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
Keeping stabilized tenants out of the gym is harsh, yes, but is it discrimination?

… The citys Human Rights Commission is now investigating the policy as an age discrimination issue Crains recently …

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