[glorgau]

Hmmm, the article talks about "illegal units", but doesn't seem to emphasize "illegal immigrants".

[raybbr]

In extreme cases, as many as 10 people are packing one-bedroom apartments, denying them basic human dignities of privacy, fresh air and cleanliness.

They do this on purpose so they can pay the rent and still be able to send money back home. I have no sympathy for them.

[BluH2o]

Our local paper did a touchy feely liberal induced article on how local landlords discriminated against Hispanics. What they meant by Hispanics were in fact illegal aliens from Central America and Mexico. Landlords are reluctant to rent to them because they lack documentation, have no references, and when they do rent to them, so many crowd into one apartment, other renters complain and move out.

[yankeedame]

The city's skyrocketing immigrant population and tight housing supply are forcing tens of thousands of New Yorkers to cram into illegal apartments....

Thank you, NYC "rent control" which insures both scarce, and run down, housing.
(By the by, what on earth is an "illegal" apartment? One that's cause in the city w/o a visa?"

[hellinahandcart]

$826 per month for a two-bedroom is a steal.

"But if they simply decide to crack down on illegal units now, where will all the people who are living in these apartments go?"

Back to #$%&ing Mexico, if I had my way, and the city were concerned more with the law than with revenue enhancement...

[WayneM]

They do the same thing here in Athens AL, where the rent on a cheap house is $250/month. They do it so they can send more money home. Also, 5 or 6 people will collectively purchase a new car.

I don't feel too bad about any of this. If it wasn't better than where they came from, they wouldn't have come here (probably illegally).

[verity]

Everybody loves New York!

[janetgreen]

Wouldn't it be cheaper to deport ILLEGAL ALIENS than to provide housing for them? Bloomberg is just another panderer.