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

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

Thousands of New Yorkers living in basement apartments without basic safety protections could soon see their homes legalized under long-awaited rules the city released this week — more than four years ...

The Adams administration on Monday announced its proposed criteria for legalizing basement and cellar apartments.The Authorization for Temporary Residence pilot program, which was included in the City ...

Mayor Eric Adams announced a pilot program to let landlords bring illegal underground units up to code. Under the proposed plan, people would be allowed to remain in illegal units in cases where ...

NEW YORK (PIX11) – Tiny homes are a step closer to becoming a reality in New York City. The skyline won’t change, but 80,000 units of housing could be created and almost hidden in plain sight. The ...

Julia Lester is equally compelling as Inna, a Ukrainian newcomer haunted by the absence of family and the weight of her own ...

Immigration agents entered a basement apartment in Queens, New York, forcibly knocked down the door, and pointed firearms at ...