Basement apartments provide affordable housing options in crowded urban hubs like New York City, where the average rent for a Manhattan apartment is $4,140, according to RENTCafé data. But far too ...

The horrific deaths of New Yorkers whose basement apartments flooded in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida has shocked and surprised the nation and may well lead to pressure on building officials to crack ...

A pilot program to convert illegal basement apartments in parts of Brooklyn into legal and safe units has just five active participants out of roughly 8,000 homeowners initially contacted, city ...

Flushing: Maybe now the mayor and others will realize that there are reasons certain spaces are not okay to be legal apartments. Beyond the few cited violations mentioned, there are thousands more! A ...

Getting illegal basement apartments up to code is going to run up more than the Big Apple a large chunk of change. City Hall estimated it would take $13.7 billion to get the roughly 50,000 units up to ...

NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) — Residents in many of New York City’s basement apartments are being warned to prepare for potential flooding as rain and thunderstorms head to the city on Thursday. Rainfall ...

Many New Yorkers looking for an affordable place to live find themselves in illegal basement units in the outer boroughs. The relatively low rent, often around $1,500, is enticing, but there is a ...

Nancy Simmons Starrs is president and founder of Apartment Detectives, a D.C., Maryland and Northern Virginia apartment search service. She writes an occasional column on rental issues. At least once ...

Landlords could face consequences after Tropical Storm Ida killed 11 people in flooded basement apartments last week. Gothamist reported police are investigating six separate incidents, which could ...