In an office building in downtown Manhattan, an 8-foot-long banner stretched across the length of a fluorescent-lit hallway. Five-inch-tall red letters indicated the location of an entrance to a ...

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 too ...

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 ...

Basement apartments help alleviate the housing crunch in urban areas by providing affordable options. Illegal apartments that are not up to code can result in unsafe living conditions. As a landlord, ...