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Re: - Gothamist

Maryannd — Sun, 28 Mar 2021 13:09:02 -0000

I have first ask Does anyone actually issue parking tickets? I am asking this because in my neighborhood over the past 6 years I have not seen a ticket given out for parking The truth is that in Kingsbridge you can double park all along West 231 Street between Bailey Avenue all the way to Kingsbridge Avenue without getting a ticket. Additional the bus stop n the south side of West 231 Street near Bailey Avenue you can now legally park in the stop (causing the buses not to be able to pull into the curb). Again nothing is done about it(in truth when I questioned it neither the Department of Transportation nor the MTA claimed changing it. By the way now since.after all these years when the Democratic club had their club there no parking but when they moved out and Hispanics stores moved in suddenly you can now park there tells who has the power in NYC ) So you see the city doesn’t care about parking.

Re: MERRILL OSMOND - IF EVERY MAN HAD A WOMAN LIKE YOU LYRICS

Maryannd — Sat, 10 Oct 2020 23:09:04 -0000

This song is great and meaningful to everyone. Just goes to prove that Merrill Osmond and in fact all the Osmonds Know about love and faithfulness is. Stable.

Re: Emmy-nominated period costume designers unzip their behind-the-scenes secrets

Maryannd — Sat, 29 Aug 2020 23:47:38 -0000

I think that 5he Emmy awards are now not for most people. This is caused due to the fact 5hat 90% of the shows nominated are on streaming stations only. If you cannot afford these stations you are out of luck. If you want people like me to get these stations then tell Optimum stop charging people for channels they don’t want or need (i,e, 24 duplicate sports and 36 Spanish language channels). Then I could afford the streaming stations, but having to pay $188 a month on a fixed income of $1770 a month is not possible. See what you can do to help.

Re: Best NYC neighborhoods to find private pool access

Maryannd — Wed, 24 Jul 2019 13:10:20 -0000

Affordable Housing with pools
I cannot understand how you can claim that a 1 bedroom apartment costing $3,000 or more a month is affordable. What is wrong with you people considering that most people only make only $25,000 a year after all deductions are taken out. But you think they can afford this amount. What planet do you live on, or is it that you are racist against people mak8ng this amount. Answer this now.

Re: Price Check Rentals: Under $3,500 near High Line

Maryannd — Wed, 01 Aug 2018 12:45:03 -0000

Why are rents so high, let's be honest a small studio for $3,000 a month exactly why I am a senior citizen who would love to live in the Chelsea, Soho area. But living on a fixed income of only $ 1,500 a month I cannot afford $3,000 a month for rent. I would like to hear from a landlord and ask them how do I pay for Con Ed, Cable and food on $1,500 a moth and pay your rents. Remember too that one day you maybe in the same place I am. WHAT DO I DO? Explain please how am I to live. Also can you explain how you can charge $ 10,000 or more for an apartment when these apartment get no additional features or help. Why should people pay that kind of rents as well. I have to ask WHY ARE THESE LANDLORDS ALLOW TO ASK FOR SUCH RENTS? Please explain.

Re: City & State - Simplistic math mangles the odds of affordable housing lotteries

Maryannd — Fri, 17 Nov 2017 10:04:46 -0000

How can you can claim that these apartments are affordable when NY Connect’s web sites that the minimum and maximum salary requirements for a single person who is looking for a 1 bedroom is between either $ 26,469 - $ 26,720 (on the low end) or $ 74,675 - $ 86,840 (on the high end) a year. How on earth do you consider someone making over $74,000 a year in need of affordable housing that just not make any sense.
I know I do not fit the critera you set up but is it really fair that you will give to someone make much more than me. But because I am earning on in the $40,000 a year range I am not good enough for your development. I think you should reconsider since in myopinion you are being very unfair, one could also say prejudice against people like me. In my opinion you
consider the “middle” class unacceptable.

Do tell me What are people like me to do. Answer that if you can.

Re: How I won an affordable housing lottery apartment in Manhattan

Maryannd — Wed, 15 Nov 2017 13:00:58 -0000

I truly enjoyed the article, but I have to say that now NY Connect now has changed their criteria for Manhattan. I know now that if you want to live in midtown or lower Manhattan (on the west side) you have to either make below $ 26,720 or above $ 85,338 if you are a single person who wants a 1 bedroom. I personal only make $ 44,394 a year so I do not qualify for any of these apartments. So if you are like me just forget about living in Manhattan. I personally do not think this is fair but then again what do I know. I have to ask do you have any recommendations for someone like me.

Re: 'Affordable' apartments are available in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and the Bronx, starting at $396 a month

Maryannd — Wed, 08 Nov 2017 14:22:10 -0000

I cannot believe that NY Connect and HPD are doing it again they are telling the world that if you want to live in the Chelsea area in Manhattan and you are a single person you must make below $ 26,720 or above $ 74,675 in order to get a chance for the lottery. What are people to do if you want o live in this area of Manhattan but you make over $26,720 or below $ 74,675. In fact I do not believe that someone make $ 75,675 or above really need affordable housing. Get real. What are we in the in between to do where are we to live. ANSWER THAT IF YOU DARE. I want a 1 bedroom in that area but I am turned down flat. Again I ask what am I to do.

Re: De Blasio rolls out programs to curb housing costs

Maryannd — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 10:07:42 -0000

Too bad that the affordable housing is only for those who make less than $30,180 or more than $ 68,280 cause if you are in between these amount you are not able to get affordable housing. Personally, I think if you are making $ 68,280 you can afford an apartment in NYC. I know I cannot afford one since I only make $ 44,329 a year. So tell me Mayor what where do I live. Will you give me an apartment in Manhattan in either midtown or lower. that I can afford. Let's be honest the answer is Hell no You don't count in NYC.

Re: What can I afford? A renter seeks to leave the roommates behind and get her own place

Maryannd — Tue, 24 Oct 2017 12:04:24 -0000

It is fine to tell everyone that they can find apartments in the outer boroughs, but tell me what do you do if you do not want to live in there. I have spent my whole life (66 years) living in the Bronx. Now I want to live in (specially in either midtown to lower) Manhattan but I do not make the enough to pay the $3,000 to $ 5,000 a month rent (which frankly these apartments are not worth it). Tell me what am I do not is it fair to make me live in the same spot all my life. Why can't landlords realize that people need and should get apartments that they can afford. I have even checked the NYConnect Lottery and found out that if you want to live in midtown or lower Manhattan you have to make between either $ 29,903 to $40,080 or $68,675 to $ 86,840. If you make over $ 40,081 you cannot apply for this lottery. So Now you tell me what should people like me do? Please answer this question.

Re: $1,000 one bedrooms in Clinton Hill are now available through the NYC housing lottery

Maryannd — Wed, 11 Oct 2017 12:12:48 -0000

In your article "$1,000 one bedrooms in Clinton Hill are now available through the NYC housing lottery' you should know that if you are a single person and want a 1 Bedroom apartment. Well you either have to earn between $ 24,549 to $ 26,720 or between $73,646 to $ 80,160 a year. I would like to know how they claim this is affordable. if you are making $ 73,646 or above you do not need affordable housing. But I have to ask where are people to live in "affordable housing" if they make between $ 26,721 to $ 73,645 tell me how fair this is to the regular people who live and work in NYC. This lottery is a joke.

Re: Seniors can now apply for a new set of affordable rentals at Essex Crossing, if you qualify

Maryannd — Thu, 20 Apr 2017 12:25:57 -0000

As your aware that the New York Connect/City of New York
runs a lottery for “affordable “ housing, however, it should be stated that the following group of single people (including Senior Citizens)
who would like a 1 bedroom apartment who earn between $ 38,101 and $ 49,337 and not considered for any of these apartments. I wish someone would explain to the NY Connect/the City that these New Yorkers are the people who make up the majority of the workforce in the City. So now I ask where are single people (including Senior Citizens) who earn between $ 38,101 and $ 49,337 to live? I would like an answer to this question please.

Re: New York’s Self-Inflicted Housing Crunch

Maryannd — Thu, 08 Sep 2016 10:38:51 -0000

I would like to advise you that under rent control the apartment's rent goes up 7 1/2% every time the owner wants and increase (for the most part is every year) in fact I have been in my apartment now for almost 47 years and I am paying $ 1,400 which is now the price which is recommended for apartments in my neighborhood (so please do not say that rent control apartments are cheap). And now that I am looking to change and maybe downsize I am finding out that I do not make enough to pay the $3,000 a month for rent but I do not qualified for the NYC lottery because I am making over $ 38,180 which is what they claim is a low income salary for a 1 bedroom apartment.
So now I want to know based on your article I need someone to tell me where am I to live, especially when I work for the City and must live with the limits of NY City or just outside (where again the cost of apartments are very high) PLEAE TELL ME WHAT I AM TO DO AND WHERE DO I LIVE.

Re: Touting rent freeze, de Blasio declares 1.5 million New Yorkers 'happy'

Maryannd — Wed, 29 Jun 2016 10:16:29 -0000

I think it is great that rents for 1 year leases are frozen and that 2 year leases will get only 2% but I have to ask what will happen to people who can only afford no more than $1,000 a month for rent. There appears to be nothing now in NYC under $2,000 a month. In my opinion it is not the rents that need to be frozen it is the "fair market value" that should be look at and lowered. So good someone explain how these rates so high and why landlords are charging over $5,000 for a studio or 1 bedroom (when most people cannot afford this rent) I am sure that if you lower this FMV you will reduce the taxes, water charges and other state and city regular billing to the owners.
So let's get them to lower the FMV and bring New York City back to affordable for most of the workers in NYC. Let's try it.

Re: 70 Charlton

Maryannd — Sun, 22 May 2016 18:36:33 -0000

You have an article about "Thes Soho rentals are going for as $833/month" the only problem is that a single person who make over $38.000 you cannot get an apartment. Can you tell me where I can get an apartment for under $1,000 a month?

Re: MTA suggests it might apply cuts in city only | POLITICO

Maryannd — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 07:49:10 -0000

If the MTA is have to state that they need money, I suggest that the salaries of the Board be cut in half. This would be a good thing since most if not all of the Board have second jobs where they earn at least an 6 figure salary. Also let's cut all their expense accounts (don't try to tell me that they don't have any cause that would be a lie). So cut their salaries, expenses and use the money to upgrade the system I am sure that the amount will be close to a million dollars if not more. TRY THAT FIRST.

Re: De Blasio: Housing critics want poor neighborhoods "to remain poor" | POLITICO

Maryannd — Thu, 20 Aug 2015 08:35:49 -0000

I must say that I found you article very interesting must I must ask how can you refer to "Affordable" housing when there is a whole group of people who are left out. Could you please explain how is it that most of the people who live and work in NYC are not counted or considered for "affordable" housing.
I have noticed that NYC Lotteries which have affordable apartments available for people who live in the city, but if you look at these affordable apartments you will see that it is a set up for only the very low income and those of the high income middle class. These lotteries have determined that if you are a single person than you must either make a gross salary of either $ 29,931- $ 36,300 (the low side) or $ 85,543 - $ 99,825 (on the high side); then you fit the criteria.

So I now ask you what happens to someone who is making a salary that is $ 36,301 to $ 44,091 they do not qualify for an “affordable” apartment. What are we to do? Also how can someone who is making over $ 85,000 a year claim they need "affordable " housing?

I would now ask all of you tocontact the following people as tell them to change the rules for Lotteries: and to consider the true middle class and not just the low or high income people.

Re: Village Chocolate Factory Owners Want to Convert Space to Luxury Condos

Maryannd — Thu, 23 Jul 2015 08:05:53 -0000

I realize that you want to make money, but have you considered letting people rent these 1 bedroom apartments at a rate of around $ 1,100 per month. As a senior citizen who loves lower Manhattan, I would rent this apartment in a heartbeat. I also know there are many people like myself who would. Don't you feel there are enough luxury apartments, please think about us who are not considered by the city as low income but not middle income either, don't we count. Please let me rent a 1 bedroom apartment please.

Re: Affordable Housing, Not Included (Gotham Gazette, October 5, 2009)

Maryannd — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:10:47 -0000

You must understand that Mayor Bloomberg only cares about 2 groups of people in New York City, which are either the very rich (who can afford to live anywhere they want) and the very poor (or should I say the Hispanics who are on public assistance). If you look at the areas where the Mayor is concerned about putting this "affordable" housing it is in areas where only very rich or very poor live.

I after lived in New York City all my life, the conclusion I have come to is that the Mayor has forgotten that there is a middle class (or should I say having housing which runs in amounts for rent in the mid-hundred ($ 600 to $ 900 per month). So I can understand how people are getting upset over there being no housing. What are we to do? Get help from government, that is not going to happen, get into public housing, again is not going to happen. So I guess most of us (black, white and Orientals) are going to be living on the streets if the Mayor has his way.

Re: A Legal Victory for Tenants (Gotham Gazette, July 2009)

Maryannd — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 09:29:21 -0000

I think this article is very good and provides a lot of information about the rights a children taking over and apartment.

However there is one aspect of this type of article that should be spoken about. When you read other articles they always talk about Rent Stabilized apartments and how their rents go up between 3 and 7 percent depending on the lease agreement.

But rent controlled apartments rents go up 71/2% every time a landlord applies to the rent guidelines board. The rent guideline board can take anywhere from a month to 2 years or more to approve and increase. However when that increase come valid the tenant is responsible to pay the increase all the way back to the applied for date. This can be very difficult on people who are seniors on a fixed income and for those of us to do not make much money and are living paycheck to paycheck...

I think it would be a good thing for someone like you to find out why we rent controlled tenants are so ill treated by the Rent Guidelines Board. Is it fair, I don’t think so? What do you think?