How Do Rent-Burdened New Yorkers Cope?

Housing is generally considered affordable if a household allots no more than 30 percent of its income to home payments and utilities. By that standard, more than half of renters in New York City are “cost-burdened” and may find it hard to pay for other ne ..Read More

Too Rich to Be Poor, Too Poor to Get By

A line of wilting people snakes across the busy Brooklyn sidewalk. Families cluster beneath a few sparse trees and flatten themselves under narrow awnings, some sinking to the ground, seeking a sliver of shade. Most people have been waiting two to three hours ..Read More

Health Care Reaches Homeless on Streets

In the shadow of a Metro-North Railroad overpass in Harlem, Richard Thomas keeps his right leg propped up on an old stationary exercise bike. Two white medical bands on his wrist hint at his latest hospital stint. Mr. Thomas is one of an estimated 200 homeless ..Read More