You've heard from Bill Thompson on his plan for affordable housing. Now, Jarrett Murphy, investigations editor at City Limits, looks at Mayor Bloomberg's track record and what's at stake in this Fall's election.
Speaking of affordable housing, I have a 74-year old friend who's been camping our in my living room for the last three weeks because she can't find an apartment she can afford: $500 a month range. I can't keep her her any longer so I am putting this out in case anyone can rent her a room somewhere in the city. She is very personable, responsible, runs her own small business and I can definitely recommend her. Please contact her at 212-580-6004. Many thanks.
Oct. 01 2009 12:04 PM
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Jean Freely
from NYC
I got a great affordable housing unit after years of applying for the 80/20 program--in a brand new super-lux building in a truly hot Manhattan neighborhood. I'd been applying for these 80/20's for years and didn't fit each time. But luck finally struck because of all the west side development and the 50% community board resident preference (I lived in that "zone"). I've been a struggling actor-artist. It's not just for policemen, firemen and teachers. My advice? Get AM New York and Metro papers on Wednesdays and Thursdays and look for the little rectangular ads that often say "newly constructed apartments" etc... There are also some web sites if you search for affordable housing nyc which list "current lotteries." 80/20 is way better than Mitchell Lama...Good luck!
Oct. 01 2009 12:01 PM
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Rob
from East Village
I recently lost my rent stabilized apartment of 24 years to an ambitious landlord. (a common story, and naturally, in my opinion an injustice) I am an artist, make under 30k and if I want to keep being an artist I will need to move out of the city. NYC may still be an art commerce center but not an art creation center. Long gone are the cheap fringe neighborhoods which allow artists to focus on their work. NYC is culturally dying...artists are fed up & word on the street is that it isn't happening here any longer.
Oct. 01 2009 11:54 AM
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JC
from union square
I wonder what percentage of the avarage new yorkers income goes to rent. I spend 46% of my net income in rent, without counting utilities.
Oct. 01 2009 11:43 AM
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Robert
from NYC
What is affordable housing for me just under $15K/ annum? Even $800/ mo is a lot. Think about it G&E and Telephone and Cable (necessary in my are) in addition to rent and I left out food. And there are lots of folks that make less than I on SSDI or SS.
Oct. 01 2009 11:43 AM
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Robert
from NYC
There is nothing in any of the Bloomberg campaign materials that is truth. Lots of exaggerations and quite a bit of lies.
Oct. 01 2009 11:40 AM
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Robert
from NYC
Do those numbers include the thousands of crap units that have gone up in the South Bronx over the past 3 or 4 years? One week there is a lot and 2 weeks later there is a new apartment building!
Oct. 01 2009 11:38 AM
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JC
from union square
I wonder what percentage of the avarage new yorkers goes to rent. I spend 46% of my net income in rent, without counting utilities.
Oct. 01 2009 11:21 AM
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Andrew B.
from New York City
'Affordable housing' has a pretty bad record.
You see plenty of well-connected wealthy people with rent-controlled apartments- Charlie Rangel and his four rent-controlled apartments come to mind.
I know plenty of well-off people with 1000 dollar a month 7-room posh apartments.
I am skeptical that it won't just be like winning the lottery for a lucky few.
Oct. 01 2009 11:20 AM
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Michael D. D. White
from Brooklyn
On figuring what Bloomberg's numbers on housing really tally up to it is worth considering the number of new affordable units produced versus existing units that have just gotten some more subsidy under the rubric of "preservation."
Michael D. D. White Noticing New York http://noticingnewyork.blogspot.com/
Oct. 01 2009 10:32 AM
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Speaking of affordable housing, I have a 74-year old friend who's been camping our in my living room for the last three weeks because she can't find an apartment she can afford: $500 a month range. I can't keep her her any longer so I am putting this out in case anyone can rent her a room somewhere in the city. She is very personable, responsible, runs her own small business and I can definitely recommend her. Please contact her at 212-580-6004. Many thanks.
I got a great affordable housing unit after years of applying for the 80/20 program--in a brand new super-lux building in a truly hot Manhattan neighborhood. I'd been applying for these 80/20's for years and didn't fit each time. But luck finally struck because of all the west side development and the 50% community board resident preference (I lived in that "zone"). I've been a struggling actor-artist. It's not just for policemen, firemen and teachers. My advice? Get AM New York and Metro papers on Wednesdays and Thursdays and look for the little rectangular ads that often say "newly constructed apartments" etc... There are also some web sites if you search for affordable housing nyc which list "current lotteries." 80/20 is way better than Mitchell Lama...Good luck!
I recently lost my rent stabilized apartment of 24 years to an ambitious landlord. (a common story, and naturally, in my opinion an injustice) I am an artist, make under 30k and if I want to keep being an artist I will need to move out of the city. NYC may still be an art commerce center but not an art creation center. Long gone are the cheap fringe neighborhoods which allow artists to focus on their work. NYC is culturally dying...artists are fed up & word on the street is that it isn't happening here any longer.
I wonder what percentage of the avarage new yorkers income goes to rent. I spend 46% of my net income in rent, without counting utilities.
What is affordable housing for me just under $15K/ annum? Even $800/ mo is a lot. Think about it G&E and Telephone and Cable (necessary in my are) in addition to rent and I left out food. And there are lots of folks that make less than I on SSDI or SS.
There is nothing in any of the Bloomberg campaign materials that is truth. Lots of exaggerations and quite a bit of lies.
Do those numbers include the thousands of crap units that have gone up in the South Bronx over the past 3 or 4 years? One week there is a lot and 2 weeks later there is a new apartment building!
I wonder what percentage of the avarage new yorkers goes to rent. I spend 46% of my net income in rent, without counting utilities.
'Affordable housing' has a pretty bad record.
You see plenty of well-connected wealthy people with rent-controlled apartments- Charlie Rangel and his four rent-controlled apartments come to mind.
I know plenty of well-off people with 1000 dollar a month 7-room posh apartments.
I am skeptical that it won't just be like winning the lottery for a lucky few.
On figuring what Bloomberg's numbers on housing really tally up to it is worth considering the number of new affordable units produced versus existing units that have just gotten some more subsidy under the rubric of "preservation."
Michael D. D. White
Noticing New York
http://noticingnewyork.blogspot.com/
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