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 ...

How do you make underground apartments safer? Many legislators and housing advocates say legalize them. Though recent events have thrust the issue to the forefront, advocates have been working on the ...

In this case, Espinal would like homeowners to keep rent stable in their basements for the life of the loan. “East New York has a lot of basement and cellar apartments that are being occupied already, ...

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 cr… ...

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 ...

Basement apartments are some of the last truly affordable rental housing available anywhere near downtown, but this $500-per-month place in Bloor West Village, currently being advertised on ...