“Rent collections are down in New York — and no one’s sure why.” That was a tweet from Politico earlier this week, one that got a good amount of attention.  It was related to a story they published about affordable housing operators and data showing they are collecting less in rent.  I similarly wrote about this subject for our January magazine. This is a pertinent issue that affects how affordable housing operators are able to stay in the black. But it’s also an interesting social question that potentially illuminates just how the rental and affordable housing systems work in New […]

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