Mapping Illegal Conversions: A Look At New York City's Hidden Affordable Housing

YIMBY used the city's Open Data portal to map the last five years of 311 complaints about illegal conversions, and the numbers illustrate what longtime New Yorkers already know: the majority of illegal apartments occupy homes in densely populated, working class areas with growing numbers of recent immigrants.

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Dataset(s): 311 reports

Visualization: Map

Jurisdiction: New York City

Developed by: New York YIMBY

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