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

… New York Citys housing crisis by ditching a longtime metric that determines who qualifies for affordable housingand … income Currently income restrictions for affordable housing are based on  area median income which Blake criticized for … you support a  rent freeze  for the citys rentstabilized apartments Yes … Housing vouchers … Would you support …

By Celia Young |March 24, 2025 - 4:00PM
Can I be evicted for subletting my co-op apartment?

… The first step in this scenario is to establish whether the coop has any type of written sublet policy our experts say … proprietary leases have a residency requirement saying you cant sublet for more than a certain period of years and you …   … For the past six years the board of my coop has allowed me to rent out my apartment The …

By Emily Myers |September 18, 2023 - 9:45AM
Our new co-op building says no pieds-à-terre, but we know there are some. How can we do this too?

… may be spending longer periods of time in other locations What was once a second home may become more like a primary … a while but it does affect the people who are newly buying into the building says Deanna Kory a broker with … access to fulltime residents and turning down wouldbe buyers who the board is aware plan to use the apartment as a …

By Alanna Schubach |July 25, 2022 - 9:45AM
Buying a furnished new condo means you don't wait months for a couch delivery

… Buying new furniture is a major hassle these daysyou need to be … piedsàterre buyers who need to furnish an entire place and dont have time to wait are buying fully furnished condos at … moving from other states as well as locals who have been renting in the city says Marzena Wawrzaszek an agent at  …

By Jennifer White Karp |March 24, 2022 - 3:00PM
What you need to know about financing a pied-à-terre in NYC

… When you buy a second home or piedàterre in New York City and want to get financing you … in another part of the US and come to the city often and dont want to spring for a hotel Or maybe you have a grown … you cant do is seek financing for a piedàterre and then rent it outor buy a home in the same neighborhoodthen your …

By Jennifer White Karp |November 8, 2021 - 4:30PM