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3 days ago | brickunderground.com | Celia Young

Roommates + Landlords By Celia Young  | Home 4 Good also offers financial counseling to tenants. iStockBrooklyn native Shaisha fell thousands of dollars behind on her rent last year after she was forced to make a tough choice: paying rent, or purchasing medication to manage her diabetes. Her landlord could have evicted her for her roughly $4,500 in arrears. But instead, Shaisha secured emergency cash assistance to cover her debt, thanks to the fledgling rental assistance program Home 4 Good.

1 week ago | brickunderground.com | Jennifer White Karp

The Market By Jennifer White Karp  | The city’s lawsuit says the apartments at 30 and 32 Eighth Ave. are not registered as short-term rentals and violate the city’s rules on short-term stays. Google MapsIn its first lawsuit using Local Law 18, New York City’s Office of Special Enforcement alleges 12 apartments in a pair of West Village townhouses are being used illegally as short-term rentals.

1 week ago | brickunderground.com | Celia Young

Affordable Housing By Celia Young  | Anasthasia works at the housing nonprofit New Destiny Housing. Photo courtesy Molly StromoskiAnasthasia Blair was renting an apartment with a voucher when learned she had won a housing lottery apartment. She moved into a one-bedroom unit with her daughter, and said it gave her the stability to eventually find a place with more room for her family. Here’s her story as told to Brick Underground Senior Writer Celia Young. I’m from New York City.

1 week ago | brickunderground.com | Jennifer White Karp

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1 week ago | brickunderground.com | Evelyn Battaglia

Renovation By Evelyn Battaglia  | A temporary wall doesn't need not to be boring. This one by Manhattan Pressurized Walls features lots of plexiglass to allow natural light to flow into the interior and costs about $4,200. Manhattan Pressurized WallsRenting in New York City always causes sticker shock, especially now that the city is experiencing record-breaking rents.