NYC has published draft guidelines to launch a pilot program legalizing basement apartments for qualifying one- and ...

Thousands of New Yorkers living in basement apartments without basic safety protections could soon see their homes legalized ...

A reader asks: I am living in a basement at [address withheld] and just wanted to know if it is legal. It is a walk-in basement and the situation I am facing living in the basement is unbearable. City ...

For too long, too many New Yorkers have been forced into dangerous basement and cellar set ups just to find a place to live." ...

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 ...

The Village of Roslyn Board of Trustees approved a special-use permit allowing the creation of a one-bedroom apartment in the ...

When will we finally stop letting our neighbors die? Ten years ago, Hurricane Sandy struck the city and took the lives of 44 New Yorkers. Fast forward to one year ago, when Hurricane Ida claimed the ...