Visits

Monday, February 23, 2009

Partitioned Apartments Are Risky, but Common in New York

Partitioned Apartments Are Risky, but Common in New York

By MANNY FERNANDEZ

The woman on the first floor hung a sheer white curtain across the middle of the room, to divide the space with the bed from the space with the table and chairs.

The room where she and her husband live is about 23 feet long and 11 feet wide. They pay $650 a month, plus electricity. Their room has been illegally converted into living quarters in a three-story apartment building in Bushwick, Brooklyn.

TO READ FULL ARTICLE, CLICK HERE

No comments: