Earlier this month, record setting rainfall from tropical storm Ida turned New York’s streets into rivers and rushed into subterranean apartments, drowning residents. Of the 13 New Yorkers who lost ...

New York City's mayor estimates there are 50,000 illegal basement units with more than 100,000 residents, although he acknowledges that number could be much higher.

At least 11 people were found dead in basements after torrential rains flooded New York City — nearly as many as those killed by Hurricane Ida in Louisiana, where the storm made landfall.

The city estimates there are roughly 50,000 illegal basement apartments in New York City. But in the meantime, officials will work to let residents know they can call 911 without fear of backlash.

Danny Hong indicates how high the water reached in his basement apartment in Flushing on September 2, 2021, after remnants of Hurricane Ida dumped historic and deadly torrential rain on New York City.

A police officer stands guard as a man survey the damage to home where people died after their basement apartment flooded in the Jamaica neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York, Thursday ...

Rally held in Queens for legislation legalizing basement apartments 00:49. NEW YORK -- There was a rally in Queens on Friday calling for a law to legalize basement apartments.

An estimated 114,000 people live in basement apartments in New York City, many of whom risk being relocated if the Department of Building finds their living situation to be illegal. According to ...

Making matters worse, tenants have no standing to take action against landlords if their homes aren’t up to snuff. In 2019, the city created the Basement Apartment Conversion Pilot Program to help low ...

Fortunately, a bill has been introduced in Albany that would legalize basement apartments like ours — and make homeownership a reality for more working New Yorkers like us. The bill would let ...

As New York City sees more bouts of severe rain, the flood risk these storms pose to many basement apartment dwellers isn't being fully accounted for, according to a new report from the Federal ...