NYC Base Campaign

Basement Apartments Safe for Everyone (BASE) is a coalition of community groups, lawyers & planners fighting to make NYC basement homes safe, legal & affordable

[NYC Base Campaign @nyc_base]

The May 20 floods across NYC are another reminder: basement tenants can’t wait for safe, legal homes. We applaud @NYCMayor's Block-by-Block plan for investing in basement legalization — a fight BASE has led for 15+ years. Dedicated funding is exactly the right starting point.

[NYC Base Campaign @nyc_base]

@NYCMayor BASE looks forward to partnering with the City to bring this program to life and continuing the fight for the low- and moderate-income homeowners and tenants who need it most. #BlockByBlock #LegalizeBasements

[NYC Base Campaign @nyc_base]

The May 20 floods across NYC are another reminder: basement tenants can’t wait for safe, legal homes. We applaud @NYCMayor's Block-by-Block plan for investing in basement legalization — a fight BASE has led for 15+ years. Dedicated funding is exactly the right starting point.

[NYC Base Campaign @nyc_base]

@NYCMayor Every storm puts lives at risk in homes that lack the protections legalization would provide. We share @NYCMayor's commitment to interagency collaboration and know punitive enforcement is not the answer. Punitive enforcement won’t fix this. Partnership will. #LegalizeBasements

[NYC Base Campaign @nyc_base]

The DOB proposed rule for the basement pilot is finally out, but as @hslatkin of @chpcny says in @THECITYNY today, “This rule, as it is outlined here, would ensure that no one registers.”

BASE is eager for the program to launch, but we must get the rule right first. Read more:

[The City Reporter @THECITYNY]

A program meant to allow homeowners to transform unauthorized spaces like basement apartments into above-board units is coming under fire for “cartoonishly absurd” proposed rules.

https://t.co/Ud6fPJWfdQ

[The City Reporter @THECITYNY]

A program meant to allow homeowners to transform unauthorized spaces like basement apartments into above-board units is coming under fire for “cartoonishly absurd” proposed rules.

https://t.co/Ud6fPJWfdQ

[Eyewitness News @ABC7NY]

Mayor Adams proposes new rules for legalizing basement, cellar apartments in NYC https://t.co/xOwOFY7D67

[Tracey Porpora @TraceyPorpora1]

City officials have drawn up new rules to make basement apartments legal in New York City. This allows what has often been referred to as “mother/daughter” homes to be made into legal two-family residences.https://t.co/SvT32Adpoi

[6sqft @6sqft]

NYC releases rules for legalizing basement and cellar apartments
https://t.co/YSAs67mIbB

[NYC Base Campaign @nyc_base]

We are heartbroken by reports of the two fatalities in basements following the heavy rainfall yesterday.
See the BASE Coalition's full statement calling on the city to launch the basement and cellar conversion program without further delay to help prevent future tragedies.

[The City Reporter @THECITYNY]

Two people died in flooded New York City buildings on Thursday after sudden and intense rain brought a deluge of water to the city in a major afternoon squall.

https://t.co/YSpVMgnRL0

[New York Daily News @NYDailyNews]

Latest update: Man found dead in flooded Brooklyn basement as record-breaking rain drenches NYC, N.J. https://t.co/V99akTlbh2

[nychealthy @nycHealthy]

🚨 A flood watch is currently in effect for NYC! 🚨

If you live in a basement apartment, it's especially important to be prepared. Sign up for @NotifyNYC and join the Basement Alert Group: https://t.co/EAHs9Gaudp

[New York City 311 @nyc311]

🚨 NYC FLOOD WATCH & TRAVEL ADVISORY🚨

A Flood Watch is in effect today until 8 a.m. on Friday.

There is a Travel Advisory in effect through mid-day on Friday.

Stay home unless you are relocating ahead of possible flash flooding.

Expect street, basement, & transit flooding.

[NYC Base Campaign @nyc_base]

The basement apartment safety program authorized last year was a huge step forward, but it left out some of the neighborhoods where upgrades are needed most. We urge the passage of @CMSandyNurse & @CMShekarK's resolution and @SalazarSenate & @votejgr's bill to expand the pilot!

[City Limits @CityLimitsNews]

"By refusing to include the hardest-hit neighborhoods in the revamped pilot, New York State is complicit in the ongoing danger facing these residents," write @CMSandyNurse and @CMShekarK. "Basement safety is not a luxury, it’s a matter of life or death." https://t.co/jhrKtmvvrE

[Council Member Sandy Nurse @CMSandyNurse]

Extreme weather is a part of New Yorkers new reality. As our environmental and housing crises collide, those living in basement apartments are most at risk.

@CMShekarK and I are calling on NYS to expand basement conversion programs across flood-prone communities like ours.

[City Limits @CityLimitsNews]

"By refusing to include the hardest-hit neighborhoods in the revamped pilot, New York State is complicit in the ongoing danger facing these residents," write @CMSandyNurse and @CMShekarK. "Basement safety is not a luxury, it’s a matter of life or death." https://t.co/jhrKtmvvrE

[Gothamist @Gothamist]

Experts say that without proper implementation, new rules for basement and cellar units could push vulnerable tenants and landlords further underground: https://t.co/HT7oRORaVQ

[Ryan Hickey @ryanryan_hi]

And today the Council introduced a reso in support of a State bill that would expand the State’s basement conversion pilot, which excluded districts concentrated w/ basement apts.

Why?

Because their State reps lobbied for carve outs. Which will lead to more deaths.

[katie honan @katie_honan]

Thinking about flooding and this ⁦@sssmaldo⁩ story —

“city pilot program to legalize and regulate basement apartments and other so-called accessory dwelling units that could have been up and running by mid-June has not yet gotten off the ground.” https://t.co/Y7jrFI9JxE

[The City Reporter @THECITYNY]

Though the law regulating basement apartments went into effect June 16, there is no way for interested homeowners to apply to the pilot program.

https://t.co/VypIPNPQaN