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Study Suggests Millennials Show Racial Bias While Looking For Roommates
While some data shows that millennials may be the least racially biased group in the nation, they still show “strong racial bias and anti-Blackness” when looking for roommates, a UCLA study released today suggests.
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NYC On Eviction And Reopening Child Care Concerns
Many angry tenants are predicting an eviction crisis and demand protection and child care updates, Rana Novini reports.
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Looking to Rent in NYC? Some Landlords are Offering Big Breaks
Pandemic, Flight to Suburbs are Driving Vacancies Up and Rents Down. News 4 Consumer Reporter Lynda Baquero reports.
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Looking to Rent in NYC? Some Landlords are Offering Big Breaks
Pandemic, Flight to Suburbs are Driving Vacancies Up and Rents Down. News 4 Consumer Reporter Lynda Baquero reports.
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Some Landlords Are Using Harassment, Threats to Force Out Tenants During COVID-19 Crisis
Sada Jones anxiously paces inside her apartment every time she catches a glimpse of her building’s maintenance workers through a damaged glass patio door half boarded up with scrap wood that she says her landlord refuses to repair. Jones, 23, a hotel cook, has been unable to make rent payments on her New Orleans-area apartment since being furloughed on March…
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Here's What You Need to Know About Rent Relief During the Pandemic
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, renters in many states are protected by a temporary moratorium on evictions. However, the rules leave tenants across the country with a lot of unanswered questions. For example, can a landlord evict you as soon as the relief period ends? Will not paying rent trash your credit and make it close to impossible to get a…
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Landlords Are Targeting Vulnerable Tenants to Solicit Sex in Exchange for Rent, Advocates Say
Some landlords are taking advantage of the coronavirus outbreak, soliciting sexual favors in lieu of rent payments from economically vulnerable tenants, according to advocates. Khara Jabola-Carolus, executive director of the Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women, said her office has received more reports of landlords sexually harassing their tenants in the last two weeks than it had in…
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Coronavirus Economy Could Burst America's Big-City Rent Bubble
The gridlocked coronavirus economy could upend housing from coast to coast, bursting national apartment rents that have risen by 150% over the last decade, experts say. Yet the situation will likely do little to alleviate the housing crisis, because the more than 16 million Americans who filed for unemployment insurance in the last three weeks will still need roofs over their heads, say economists and...
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What To Do If You Can't Make Your Rent or Mortgage Payments Because of the Coronavirus Pandemic
Millions of U.S. households are expected to face financial burdens in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
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It Has Never Been This Expensive to Rent in Some Parts of New York City: Report
Rent in New York City reached an all-time high last month, according to a new report from StreetEasy.
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‘Star Trek' and ‘Rent' Star Anthony Rapp Is Engaged
Tell the folks at home, what you’re doing, Anthony Rapp. Uh, getting engaged. The “Star Trek: Discovery” actor and original cast member of cult Broadway musical “Rent” is set to marry partner Ken Ithiphol. The two have been together for at least two years. Rapp, 48, announced the happy news on his Instagram page on Saturday night, alongside a photo...
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'Hair Live!' Musical Cancelled by NBC
NBC announced they are cancelling their live broadcast of ‘Hair Live! the musical.’
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Actor in Fox's ‘Rent' Gets Injured, so the Show Wasn't All Live
One of the stars of the live broadcast of the musical “Rent” on Fox was injured during a rehearsal Saturday, forcing the producers to use pre-recorded material Sunday night. Brennin Hunt, who plays the role of rocker Roger Davis, broke his right foot. The show used Saturday night’s pre-taped show, only switching to live for the finale.
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Rent in New York City Increased Sharply Over the Past Month, Report Says
Those looking to rent in New York City can’t seem to catch a break as rent prices increased sharply over the month of June, according to a recently released report.
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Report Reveals How Much New Yorkers Have to Earn Per Hour to Rent an Apartment
According to the “Out of Reach” report released by the National Low Income Housing Coalition, the state of New York has the fourth highest “housing wage” in the country, with New York City being more expensive than any other place in the state.
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Top Moments From the 2018 Tony Awards
“The Band’s Visit” came away with the top prize for best new musical at Sunday’s 72nd annual Tony Awards honoring accomplishments in Broadway productions, followed by “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.”
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Idina Menzel Marries One-Time ‘Rent' Co-star Aaron Lohr
It’s another season of love for Idina Menzel thanks to “Rent.” Menzel has married actor Aaron Lohr, her former co-star on the film version of the hit musical. Menzel posted wedding pictures to her Facebook page on Monday, writing: “Wanted to let you know… married the love of my life Aaron Lohr this weekend at our home. Dad & son...
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'Star Trek: Discovery' Embarks on Voyage of Diversity and Tolerance
The original “Star Trek” was born into a world of hurt. The United States was embroiled in a war that wouldn’t end. The president was increasingly embattled. Americans were polarized. Now, a half-century later, “Star Trek: Discovery” lands in a nation that seems no less burdened, while the new show’s mission is unchanged from the series that spawned it: to...
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NYC Rents Hit an All-Time High in July as Concessions Plunge
Rents hit an all-time high in July in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens, while rental discounts fell sharply, StreetEasy said Wednesday.
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Surge in NYC's Apartment Prices Breaks Records, Report Finds
Affordable homes are getting even harder to come by in New York City.