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

 



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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.



 

##  Stats 

Dataset(s): 311 reports

Visualization: Map

Jurisdiction: New York City

Developed by: New York YIMBY



 

 



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