Amit Shivprasad knows the promise and peril of basement apartments. The low-cost but often illegal type of housing provided a home for him and his family after they emigrated from Guyana in 1997 to Hollis, Queens. And years later, after the Shivprasads had ...

Authorities have identified the two men who died in flooded basements in New York City on Thursday afternoon. So much rain fell in such a short period that streets became flooded, pouring into buildings and overwhelming some subway stations.

It was good news this year when, after years of beating around the bush, Albany legislators put in the budget a pilot program to help bring the city’s many basement apartments up to some semblance of code. Local efforts to do so had snagged against heavy ...

Many New Yorkers looking for an affordable place to live find themselves in illegal basement units in the outer boroughs. The relatively low rent, often around $1,500, is enticing, but there is a definite tradeoff when it comes to safety: Basement ...

A video about a mom building her daughters a new apartment to live in rent-free has gone viral on TikTok. The clip was posted by @lxxndaa_ and has garnered 16.6 million views since it was posted on December 14. A note overlaid on the video reads: "See how ...

The Long Island man who was arrested last year after allegedly firing multiple rounds of his semi-automatic rifle from his basement apartment, hitting neighboring homes, pleaded guilty to drug and weapon charges, the Nassau County District Attorney's ...

NEW YORK (PIX11) – Tiny homes are a step closer to becoming a reality in New York City. The skyline won’t change, but 80,000 units of housing could be created and almost hidden in plain sight. The city revealed what accessory dwelling units, or ADUs ...