The November 2018 elections changed the leadership of two legislative bodies with important sway over New York City’s housing—the U.S. House of Representatives and the New York State Senate. We examine the composition of nearly one million low-income households by New York City legislative district and how this impacts opportunities for addressing urgent housing issues.
The latest poverty and income measures from the U.S. Census Bureau show a modest decline in the number of New Yorkers living below the poverty line – but rents continue to rise faster than incomes, and New York City households face far higher rent burdens than the rest of the nation.