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Two affordable NYC co-ops you can buy for $16K and $30K
If buying a home in the city feels out of reach, two Mitchell-Lama co-op lotteries could offer a below-market path to homeownership. Lotteries to get on waiting lists for a one- or two-bedroom apartment in Brooklyn and a studio, one-, two-, or three-bedroom in the Bronx are closing soon. These are opportunities to buy shares…
ICE on the tarmac
Airports already tend to be pretty stressful places, but New Yorkers this week were subjected to the added bizarreness of patrols of ICE agents at JFK and LaGuardia. The agents had been deployed there at the order of Donald Trump, with varying explanations. The president claimed agents would make arrests, but also said that they…
Health as wealth: The $24 billion-dollar case for closing the Black maternal health gap in the U.S.
Black maternal safety is directly tied to improved health outcomes and economic success. The racial divide in maternal and infant health is stark: Black women face a risk of pregnancy-related death four times higher than women from other backgrounds, with Black infants dying at more than double the rate of other babies during their first…
Ending soon: Snag an apartment in the Bronx or Brooklyn from $940/Month
Looking for a below-market apartment in New York City? Check out these three affordable housing lotteries in the Bronx and Brooklyn for a wide range of income levels from about $37,000 to $140,000. One lottery in Hunts Point will place applicants on a waiting list for current and future vacancies, while the others offer units…
What is the SAVE America Act? How the Senate vote could affect your vote
As the Senate prepares for a Saturday vote, Epicenter outlines how citizenship proof rules in the SAVE America Act could impact voters with name changes or clerical errors.
Don’t have the energy?
Child care and housing have long been the key pain points on affordability in New York (and around the country), but another big thing has been on the minds of Gov. Kathy Hochul and residents statewide lately: energy. Energy costs have jumped as a result of the U.S. and Israeli attack on Iran, though they’ve…
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