{"id":2,"date":"2018-05-30T06:20:13","date_gmt":"2018-05-30T06:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multi.nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-05-23T21:23:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T21:23:11","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-2\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-2-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" >        <div class=\"homepage_builder_grid_post jelly_homepage_builder\">\r\n        <div class=\"homepage_builder_title color-1\"><h2>Opportunities<\/h2><\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"homepage_builder_grid_post_container\">\r\n        \r\n           \r\n\r\n    \r\n<div class=\"box blog_grid_post_style  appear_animation\">\r\n<div class=\"grid_medium_wrapper_builder\">\r\n<div class=\"image-post-thumb\">\r\n                   <a  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decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/06\/dbgallery-4529-1-600x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wave_carousel_image_header_style size-wave_carousel_image_header_style wp-post-image\" alt=\"Rent Freeze\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/06\/dbgallery-4529-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/06\/dbgallery-4529-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/06\/dbgallery-4529-1-440x293.jpg 440w, https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/06\/dbgallery-4529-1.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><div class=\"background_over_image\"><\/div>\r\n               <\/a> \r\n              \r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n <div class=\"post-entry-content\">\r\n    <span class=\"meta-category-small-builder\"><a class=\"post-category-color-text category-color-have-options\" style=\"background:# !important; color:#fff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/category\/affordability-plans\/\">Affordability Plans<\/a><a class=\"post-category-color-text category-color-have-options\" style=\"background:# !important; color:#fff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/category\/news\/financial-assistance-news\/\">Financial Help News<\/a><a class=\"post-category-color-text category-color-have-options\" style=\"background:# !important; color:#fff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/category\/news\/housing-news\/\">Housing News<\/a><\/span> <h3 class=\"image-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/rent-freeze-nyc-rent-stabilized-apartments-approved\/\">Rent Freeze Approved for NYC Rent-Stabilized Apartments<\/a><\/h3> \r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>         \r\n              \r\n                        <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"row jelly_homepage_builder main_right_post_style_list\">\n\n        <div class=\"col-md-12\"><div class=\"homepage_builder_title color-2\"><h2>Affordability News<\/h2><\/div><\/div>           \n<div class=\"col-md-6 home_main_post_right_list\">\n<div class=\"box blog_grid_post_style  appear_animation\">\n<div class=\"image-post-thumb\">\n                   <a href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/nyc-homeownership-101-workshop-first-time-homebuyers\/\" class=\"link_image featured-thumbnail\" title=\"NYC Homeownership 101 Workshop Helps First-Time Buyers Prepare\">              \n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/07\/dbgallery-4609-600x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wave_carousel_image_header_style size-wave_carousel_image_header_style wp-post-image\" alt=\"Homeownership\" \/><div class=\"background_over_image\"><\/div>\n               <\/a> \n               \n<\/div>\n\n\n <div class=\"post-entry-content\">\n    <span class=\"meta-category-small-builder margin_small_category_two_col_builder\"><a class=\"post-category-color-text category-color-have-options\" style=\"background:# !important; color:#fff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/category\/affordability-plans\/\">Affordability Plans<\/a><a class=\"post-category-color-text category-color-have-options\" style=\"background:# !important; color:#fff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/category\/news\/housing-news\/\">Housing News<\/a><a class=\"post-category-color-text category-color-have-options\" style=\"background:# !important; color:#fff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/category\/news\/\">News<\/a><\/span>  <h3 class=\"image-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/nyc-homeownership-101-workshop-first-time-homebuyers\/\">NYC Homeownership 101 Workshop Helps First-Time Buyers Prepare<\/a><\/h3> \n <span class=\"post-meta meta-main-img\"><span class=\"post-author\"><i class=\"fa fa-user\"><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/author\/lucilleruales\/\" rel=\"author\">Lu<\/a><\/span><span class=\"post-date\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i>Jul 22, 2026<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"content_post_grid\"> \n<p>A free Homeownership 101 Workshop will help New Yorkers better understand the steps toward buying a home, including mortgage basics,... <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-meta-bot home_builder_post\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n   \n             <div class=\"col-md-6 right-post-display-content list-post-right\">\n                      <ul class=\"feature-post-list\">          \n                \n                                  \n  <li class='appear_animation'>\n<a  href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/nikki-lucas-self-checkout-discount\/\" class=\"feature-image-link image_post featured-thumbnail\" title=\"Nikki Lucas Proposes 10% Self Checkout Discount for New Yorkers\">              \n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/07\/dbgallery-4600-300x204.jpg\" alt=\"Nikki Lucas Proposes 10% Self Checkout Discount for New Yorkers\"><div class=\"background_over_image\"><\/div>\n<\/a>\n   <div class=\"item-details\">\n    <span class=\"meta_category_text_small\"><a class=\"post_category_color_text\" style=\"color:#\" href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/category\/affordability-plans\/\">Affordability Plans<\/a><a class=\"post_category_color_text\" style=\"color:#\" href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/category\/discounts\/\">Discounts<\/a><a class=\"post_category_color_text\" style=\"color:#\" href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/category\/news\/financial-assistance-news\/\">Financial Help News<\/a><a class=\"post_category_color_text\" style=\"color:#\" href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/category\/news\/food-assistance-news\/\">Food Assistance News<\/a><a class=\"post_category_color_text\" style=\"color:#\" href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/category\/news\/\">News<\/a><a class=\"post_category_color_text\" style=\"color:#\" href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/category\/news\/small-business-assistance-news\/\">Small Business Assistance News<\/a><\/span>\n   <h3 class=\"feature-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/nikki-lucas-self-checkout-discount\/\">Nikki Lucas Proposes 10% Self Checkout Discount for New Yorkers<\/a><\/h3>\n   <span class=\"post-meta meta-main-img\"><span class=\"post-author\"><i class=\"fa fa-user\"><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/author\/lucilleruales\/\" rel=\"author\">Lu<\/a><\/span><span class=\"post-date\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i>Jul 16, 2026<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n   <\/li>\n            \n                               \n  <li class='appear_animation'>\n<a  href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/river-commons-development-affordable-housing\/\" class=\"feature-image-link image_post featured-thumbnail\" title=\"River Commons Development Breaks Ground With 328 Affordable Bronx Homesriver-commons-development-bronx-affordable-housing\">              \n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/07\/dbgallery-4536-300x204.jpg\" alt=\"River Commons Development Breaks Ground With 328 Affordable Bronx Homesriver-commons-development-bronx-affordable-housing\"><div class=\"background_over_image\"><\/div>\n<\/a>\n   <div class=\"item-details\">\n    <span class=\"meta_category_text_small\"><a class=\"post_category_color_text\" style=\"color:#\" href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/category\/affordability-plans\/\">Affordability Plans<\/a><a class=\"post_category_color_text\" style=\"color:#\" href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/category\/news\/health-care-news\/\">Health Care News<\/a><a class=\"post_category_color_text\" style=\"color:#\" href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/category\/news\/housing-news\/\">Housing News<\/a><a class=\"post_category_color_text\" style=\"color:#\" href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/category\/news\/\">News<\/a><\/span>\n   <h3 class=\"feature-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/river-commons-development-affordable-housing\/\">River Commons Development Breaks Ground With 328 Affordable Bronx Homesriver-commons-development-bronx-affordable-housing<\/a><\/h3>\n   <span class=\"post-meta meta-main-img\"><span class=\"post-author\"><i class=\"fa fa-user\"><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/author\/lucilleruales\/\" rel=\"author\">Lu<\/a><\/span><span class=\"post-date\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i>Jul 02, 2026<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n   <\/li>\n            \n                               \n  <li class='appear_animation'>\n<a  href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/rent-freeze-nyc-rent-stabilized-apartments-approved\/\" class=\"feature-image-link image_post featured-thumbnail\" title=\"Rent Freeze Approved for NYC Rent-Stabilized Apartments\">              \n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/06\/dbgallery-4529-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Rent Freeze Approved for NYC Rent-Stabilized Apartments\"><div class=\"background_over_image\"><\/div>\n<\/a>\n   <div class=\"item-details\">\n    <span class=\"meta_category_text_small\"><a class=\"post_category_color_text\" style=\"color:#\" href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/category\/affordability-plans\/\">Affordability Plans<\/a><a class=\"post_category_color_text\" style=\"color:#\" href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/category\/news\/financial-assistance-news\/\">Financial Help News<\/a><a class=\"post_category_color_text\" style=\"color:#\" href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/category\/news\/housing-news\/\">Housing News<\/a><\/span>\n   <h3 class=\"feature-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/rent-freeze-nyc-rent-stabilized-apartments-approved\/\">Rent Freeze Approved for NYC Rent-Stabilized Apartments<\/a><\/h3>\n   <span class=\"post-meta meta-main-img\"><span class=\"post-author\"><i class=\"fa fa-user\"><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/author\/lucilleruales\/\" rel=\"author\">Lu<\/a><\/span><span class=\"post-date\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i>Jun 28, 2026<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n   <\/li>\n            \n                               \n  <li class='appear_animation'>\n<a  href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/housing-lottery-botanic-heights-crown-heights-91-apartments\/\" class=\"feature-image-link image_post featured-thumbnail\" title=\"Housing Lottery Opens for 91 Affordable Apartments in Crown Heights | Botanic Heights NYC\">              \n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/06\/dbgallery-4485-300x198.png\" alt=\"Housing Lottery Opens for 91 Affordable Apartments in Crown Heights | Botanic Heights NYC\"><div class=\"background_over_image\"><\/div>\n<\/a>\n   <div class=\"item-details\">\n    <span class=\"meta_category_text_small\"><a class=\"post_category_color_text\" style=\"color:#\" href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/category\/affordability-plans\/\">Affordability Plans<\/a><a class=\"post_category_color_text\" style=\"color:#\" href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/category\/news\/community-voices\/\">Community Voices<\/a><a class=\"post_category_color_text\" style=\"color:#\" href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/category\/news\/housing-news\/\">Housing News<\/a><\/span>\n   <h3 class=\"feature-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/housing-lottery-botanic-heights-crown-heights-91-apartments\/\">Housing Lottery Opens for 91 Affordable Apartments in Crown Heights | Botanic Heights NYC<\/a><\/h3>\n   <span class=\"post-meta meta-main-img\"><span class=\"post-author\"><i class=\"fa fa-user\"><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/author\/lucilleruales\/\" rel=\"author\">Lu<\/a><\/span><span class=\"post-date\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i>Jun 14, 2026<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n   <\/li>\n            \n                     \n      \n\n   <\/ul>\n  <\/div>\n       \n         <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"jelly_homepage_builder homepage_builder_3grid_post\">\r\n        <div class=\"homepage_builder_title color-3\"><h2>Events<\/h2><\/div>        <div class=\"row\">\r\n        \r\n           \r\n\r\n    \r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 blog_grid_post_style  appear_animation\">\r\n<div class=\"image-post-thumb\">\r\n                   <a  href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/nikki-lucas-self-checkout-discount\/\" class=\"link_image featured-thumbnail\" title=\"Nikki Lucas Proposes 10% Self Checkout Discount for New Yorkers\">              \r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/07\/dbgallery-4600-600x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wave_carousel_image_header_style size-wave_carousel_image_header_style wp-post-image\" alt=\"Nikki Lucas\" \/><div class=\"background_over_image\"><\/div>\r\n               <\/a> \r\n            \r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n <div class=\"post-entry-content\">\r\n    <span class=\"meta-category-small-builder margin_small_category_grid\"><a class=\"post-category-color-text category-color-have-options\" style=\"background:# !important; color:#fff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/category\/affordability-plans\/\">Affordability Plans<\/a><a class=\"post-category-color-text category-color-have-options\" style=\"background:# !important; color:#fff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/category\/discounts\/\">Discounts<\/a><a class=\"post-category-color-text category-color-have-options\" style=\"background:# !important; color:#fff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/category\/news\/financial-assistance-news\/\">Financial Help News<\/a><a class=\"post-category-color-text category-color-have-options\" style=\"background:# !important; color:#fff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/category\/news\/food-assistance-news\/\">Food Assistance News<\/a><a class=\"post-category-color-text category-color-have-options\" style=\"background:# !important; color:#fff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/category\/news\/\">News<\/a><a class=\"post-category-color-text category-color-have-options\" style=\"background:# !important; color:#fff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/category\/news\/small-business-assistance-news\/\">Small Business Assistance News<\/a><\/span> <h3 class=\"image-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/nikki-lucas-self-checkout-discount\/\">Nikki Lucas Proposes 10% Self Checkout Discount for New Yorkers<\/a><\/h3> \r\n <span class=\"post-meta meta-main-img\"><span class=\"post-author\"><i class=\"fa fa-user\"><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/author\/lucilleruales\/\" rel=\"author\">Lu<\/a><\/span><span class=\"post-date\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i>Jul 16, 2026<\/span><\/span><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n                   \r\n\r\n    \r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 blog_grid_post_style  appear_animation\">\r\n<div class=\"image-post-thumb\">\r\n                   <a  href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/river-commons-development-affordable-housing\/\" class=\"link_image featured-thumbnail\" title=\"River Commons Development Breaks Ground With 328 Affordable Bronx Homesriver-commons-development-bronx-affordable-housing\">              \r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/07\/dbgallery-4536-600x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wave_carousel_image_header_style size-wave_carousel_image_header_style wp-post-image\" alt=\"River Commons Development\" \/><div class=\"background_over_image\"><\/div>\r\n               <\/a> \r\n            \r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n <div class=\"post-entry-content\">\r\n    <span class=\"meta-category-small-builder margin_small_category_grid\"><a class=\"post-category-color-text category-color-have-options\" style=\"background:# !important; color:#fff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/category\/affordability-plans\/\">Affordability Plans<\/a><a class=\"post-category-color-text category-color-have-options\" style=\"background:# !important; color:#fff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/category\/news\/health-care-news\/\">Health Care News<\/a><a class=\"post-category-color-text category-color-have-options\" style=\"background:# !important; color:#fff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/category\/news\/housing-news\/\">Housing News<\/a><a class=\"post-category-color-text category-color-have-options\" style=\"background:# !important; color:#fff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/category\/news\/\">News<\/a><\/span> <h3 class=\"image-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/river-commons-development-affordable-housing\/\">River Commons Development Breaks Ground With 328 Affordable Bronx Homesriver-commons-development-bronx-affordable-housing<\/a><\/h3> \r\n <span class=\"post-meta meta-main-img\"><span class=\"post-author\"><i class=\"fa fa-user\"><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/author\/lucilleruales\/\" rel=\"author\">Lu<\/a><\/span><span class=\"post-date\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i>Jul 02, 2026<\/span><\/span><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n                   \r\n\r\n    \r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 blog_grid_post_style  appear_animation\">\r\n<div class=\"image-post-thumb\">\r\n                   <a  href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/rent-freeze-nyc-rent-stabilized-apartments-approved\/\" class=\"link_image featured-thumbnail\" title=\"Rent Freeze Approved for NYC Rent-Stabilized Apartments\">              \r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/06\/dbgallery-4529-1-600x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wave_carousel_image_header_style size-wave_carousel_image_header_style wp-post-image\" alt=\"Rent Freeze\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/06\/dbgallery-4529-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/06\/dbgallery-4529-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/06\/dbgallery-4529-1-440x293.jpg 440w, https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/06\/dbgallery-4529-1.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><div class=\"background_over_image\"><\/div>\r\n               <\/a> \r\n            \r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n <div class=\"post-entry-content\">\r\n    <span class=\"meta-category-small-builder margin_small_category_grid\"><a class=\"post-category-color-text category-color-have-options\" style=\"background:# !important; color:#fff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/category\/affordability-plans\/\">Affordability Plans<\/a><a class=\"post-category-color-text category-color-have-options\" style=\"background:# !important; color:#fff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/category\/news\/financial-assistance-news\/\">Financial Help News<\/a><a class=\"post-category-color-text category-color-have-options\" style=\"background:# !important; color:#fff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/category\/news\/housing-news\/\">Housing News<\/a><\/span> <h3 class=\"image-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/rent-freeze-nyc-rent-stabilized-apartments-approved\/\">Rent Freeze Approved for NYC Rent-Stabilized Apartments<\/a><\/h3> \r\n <span class=\"post-meta meta-main-img\"><span class=\"post-author\"><i class=\"fa fa-user\"><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/author\/lucilleruales\/\" rel=\"author\">Lu<\/a><\/span><span class=\"post-date\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i>Jun 28, 2026<\/span><\/span><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"clear_line_3col_home\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n                     \r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"jelly_homepage_builder homepage_builder_3grid_post\">\r\n        <div class=\"homepage_builder_title color-4\"><h2>Reources<\/h2><\/div>        <div class=\"row\">\r\n        \r\n           \r\n\r\n    \r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 blog_grid_post_style  appear_animation\">\r\n<div class=\"image-post-thumb\">\r\n                   <a  href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/nyc-homeownership-101-workshop-first-time-homebuyers\/\" class=\"link_image featured-thumbnail\" title=\"NYC Homeownership 101 Workshop Helps First-Time Buyers Prepare\">        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class=\"post-category-color-text category-color-have-options\" style=\"background:# !important; color:#fff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/category\/news\/\">News<\/a><\/span> <h3 class=\"image-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/nyc-homeownership-101-workshop-first-time-homebuyers\/\">NYC Homeownership 101 Workshop Helps First-Time Buyers Prepare<\/a><\/h3> \r\n <span class=\"post-meta meta-main-img\"><span class=\"post-author\"><i class=\"fa fa-user\"><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/author\/lucilleruales\/\" rel=\"author\">Lu<\/a><\/span><span class=\"post-date\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i>Jul 22, 2026<\/span><\/span><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n                   \r\n\r\n    \r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 blog_grid_post_style  appear_animation\">\r\n<div class=\"image-post-thumb\">\r\n                   <a  href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/nikki-lucas-self-checkout-discount\/\" 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color:#fff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/category\/discounts\/\">Discounts<\/a><a class=\"post-category-color-text category-color-have-options\" style=\"background:# !important; color:#fff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/category\/news\/financial-assistance-news\/\">Financial Help News<\/a><a class=\"post-category-color-text category-color-have-options\" style=\"background:# !important; color:#fff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/category\/news\/food-assistance-news\/\">Food Assistance News<\/a><a class=\"post-category-color-text category-color-have-options\" style=\"background:# !important; color:#fff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/category\/news\/\">News<\/a><a class=\"post-category-color-text category-color-have-options\" style=\"background:# !important; color:#fff;\" href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/category\/news\/small-business-assistance-news\/\">Small Business Assistance News<\/a><\/span> <h3 class=\"image-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/nikki-lucas-self-checkout-discount\/\">Nikki Lucas Proposes 10% Self Checkout Discount for New Yorkers<\/a><\/h3> \r\n <span class=\"post-meta meta-main-img\"><span class=\"post-author\"><i class=\"fa fa-user\"><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/author\/lucilleruales\/\" rel=\"author\">Lu<\/a><\/span><span class=\"post-date\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i>Jul 16, 2026<\/span><\/span><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n                   \r\n\r\n    \r\n<div class=\"col-md-4 blog_grid_post_style  appear_animation\">\r\n<div class=\"image-post-thumb\">\r\n                   <a  href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/affordability\/river-commons-development-affordable-housing\/\" class=\"link_image featured-thumbnail\" title=\"River Commons Development Breaks Ground With 328 Affordable Bronx Homesriver-commons-development-bronx-affordable-housing\">         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