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When parents pay the rent, low-income tenants get free legal counsel, and more

By Virginia K. Smith  | February 13, 2017 - 10:59AM

Wondering how your friends afford their apartments? Their parents might be footing the bill (NYT)

The Mayor's office is set to announce a new initiative giving low-income tenants free attorneys in housing court (NYDN)

Under-$50 options for giving your apartment a quick face lift (Refinery 29)

What can you do about a neighboring building that's flooding your apartment with fluorescent light? (NYT)

Post-snowstorm, Chinatown's reoccurring snowman has made a triumphant return (Gothamist)

A new study indicates that de Blasio's Sunnyside rail yards plan may be more feasible than expected (Crain's)

When you live above a bodega, it becomes an extension of your apartment (NYT)

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