The Times' Christine Haughney digs up the rents for a number of rent-controlled tenants, like a UES woman who pays $156.20/month for two attached studios and an LES man who pays $60/month for a walk-up. John Burke, a 65-year-old whose UES rent is $288/month, insists his rent is no bargain because his landlord hasn't taken care of the whopping 76 outstanding housing code violations in his apartment. Consider our jealousy cured! [NYT]
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