That same day, the National Low Income Housing Coalition released data showing just how far tenants across the United States are from that holy grail. The gap between what most residents earn and what their housing costs is glaring. That's 293 percent of the minimum wage. A minimum wage worker would have to work for more than 130 hours a week to pay the going rent. It's not just New York.
Welfare benefits cover the cost only in Wisconsin, Vermont and Alaska.
Southwest Connecticut, Long Island, Westchester and central New Jersey are third, fourth, fifth and sixth least affordable, just behind silicon-gilded San Francisco and San Jose. Katz Back to City Limits Weekly Index. In the end, the biggest story in the 200-page final report from the Charter Revision Commission was probably that the epic struggles over mayoral succession were shelved for another day. But much more entertaining than the changes the commission proposed are the ones it rejected, and the public and political commentary from those who addressed Randy Mastro and his mates. The public commentary is even more interesting, providing rare insight into the deepest fears and ideals of civic-minded New Yorkers.