Why NYC is so unaffordable for artists—and what can be done about it

… cannot afford to live here given the exorbitant housing and living costs  Even the most famous and … Elle  magazine Patti Smith pointed out that in the same era housing was much more easily had by aspiring creatives You … dead zone   Shoup noted that given the glut of BFA and MFA programs in the city as well as the number of major …

By Alanna Schubach |November 12, 2015 - 8:59AM
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 … ground in January 2014 Crain s called it one of the largest housing developments in the Bronx in decades There are no … website for information and instructions … Related   Rentals as cheap as $833month in a luxury new Williamsburg …

By Virginia K. Smith |September 21, 2015 - 4:47PM
Can workers with tipped wages qualify for affordable housing?

… the kind of consistency theyre looking for Theres usually a form that gets sent to employers asking them to say if this …

By Virginia K. Smith |July 21, 2015 - 1:30PM
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