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

… When people think of New York says Amanda Thickpenny an actor who has performed … people who create that art increasingly cannot afford to live here given the exorbitant housing and living costs  …

By Alanna Schubach |November 12, 2015 - 8:59AM
Can workers with tipped wages qualify for affordable housing?

… emails from readers asking for help in navigating their own real estate crises In  Realty Bites we try to get them answers … THE CONUNDRUM … I just had an interview for an affordable unit in a building in my neighborhood It went …

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