NYC has lots of empty stores. Why can't people live in them?

… intractable real estate problems a lack of affordable apartments on the one hand and an epidemic of vacant retail … people and appease landlords by converting storefronts into apartments … A question of profit … The short answer is that … who keep stores empty as a solution The tax has been championed by Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer since …

By Jennifer White Karp |April 23, 2018 - 2:00PM