SHAREThe city’s housing agency this month its online application system to make seeking an affordable apartment easier — but the odds to get a lease remain worst for those with the least. A of more than 18 million applications to the NYC Housing Connect system between January 2014 and March 2019 shows that for every one of the 21,382 new apartments built as part of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Housing New York plan, 314 eligible applications poured in.The lower the rent  — and the lower the income of the household applying — the more people applied per apartment. Related“It’s...…SHAREThe city’s housing agency this month its online application system to make seeking an affordable apartment easier — but the odds to get a lease remain worst for those with the least. A of more than 18 million applications to the NYC Housing Connect system between January 2014 and March 2019 shows that for every one of the 21,382 new apartments built as part of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Housing New York plan, 314 eligible applications poured in.The lower the rent  — and the lower the income of the household applying — the more people applied per apartment. Related“It’s...WW…

SHAREBruce Teitelbaum of the Upper West Side was a Republican until late last year. But a fear that he’d be voiceless in choosing the next mayor drove him to become a Democrat.“We’re tired of being presented with choices that don’t really reflect what most folks in New York are looking for,” said Teitlebaum. “What you got is a city that is overwhelmingly Democratic so the general election doesn’t really count for anything. Mayor and citywide elected officials are really chosen in the primary.”Teitelbaum is among the organizers of an upstart volunteer-run group, New Yorkers United for...…SHAREBruce Teitelbaum of the Upper West Side was a Republican until late last year. But a fear that he’d be voiceless in choosing the next mayor drove him to become a Democrat.“We’re tired of being presented with choices that don’t really reflect what most folks in New York are looking for,” said Teitlebaum. “What you got is a city that is overwhelmingly Democratic so the general election doesn’t really count for anything. Mayor and citywide elected officials are really chosen in the primary.”Teitelbaum is among the organizers of an upstart volunteer-run group, New Yorkers United for...WW…