Michael Blake wants to revamp how NYC determines eligibility for affordable housing

… Former New York State Assembly member Michael Blake plans to tackle New York Citys housing crisis by ditching a longtime metric that determines who qualifies …

By Celia Young |March 24, 2025 - 4:00PM
Section 8 rent assistance vouchers: A guide for New Yorkers

… to New Yorkers who are struggling financially but Section 8 housing vouchers and the myriad programs that … are rentburdened spending more than 30 percent of their income on their rent Another 60000 people sleep in NYC … and brokers to discriminate against a prospective renter based on source of incomethis applies to apartments in …

By Emily Myers |April 13, 2022 - 12:30PM
Hit the NYC jackpot: How to get an affordable Mitchell-Lama apartment to call your own

… A onebedroom in Chelsea for $85000 In a neighborhood where … housing program that provides rentals and coops to middleincome New Yorkers Constructed in the 1950s and 1960s these … of electricity water and cooking fuel Income is calculated based on two years of tax returns … Where do I find one … …

By Leigh Kamping-Carder |March 15, 2018 - 3:00PM