Landlords Are Sitting on Empty Apartments in Affordable Buildings: Official
(DNAINFO) Carolina Pichardo | November 3, 2016 — Ydanis Rodriguez is pushing a bill to allow officials to monitor vacant units to increase housing.
Empty apartments inside poorly maintained apartment buildings are challenging New Yorkers’ chances of finding affordable housing at a time when they need it most, according to local elected officials.
Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez, joined by state Sen. Adriano Espaillat and Assembly candidate Carmen De La Rosa as well as the organization Picture the Homeless, held a rally Tuesday to highlight how the abundance of empty lots and vacant apartments are threatening existing tenants and preventing those who need apartments from finding a place to live.
The rally targeted 78 Thayer St. — which they say has kept nearly half of its 65 apartment units empty.