Rents in Queens dropped 12 percent from a year earlier, to a median of $2,646 a month after landlord giveaways were subtracted, according to a new report.
Tenants today are still less dependent on automobiles than they have been in years past, especially if they live a market where they can walk to amenities.
Increasingly, faith-based institutions are partnering with private developers to develop vacant or underutilized parcels—more specifically, to help bridge the affordable housing divide.