If you're looking for an affordable apartment, or even a seat on the subway, you may be less thrilled.

An affordable apartment, according to state standards, is one that does not take more than 30 percent of a household's income.

But at least it proved "there were affordable apartments I would like," she said.

Work has already been done to make part of building 50 into affordable apartments.

The building now functions as affordable apartments for the elderly.

Try, if you're a young couple, to find an affordable apartment.

To make a $130,000 apartment affordable to a family with a $30,000 annual income, the city would have to pay a direct subsidy of $100,000.

"The Governor took that protection away from those affordable apartments."

Under the agreement reached yesterday, the number of affordable apartments would rise to 3,400.

But first the Qaeda rats would have to find an empty, affordable apartment.