""If they're giving everyone else a waiver, that doesn't make any sense to me," said Jennifer Meyer, a market-rate tenant at the Bruckner House in the Bronx."
""It's very clear who it's targeted towards, because I'm a market rate tenant, and they provided waivers for all the other common areas for me," said Meyer."
""The tenants that are on vouchers don't have access to those areas, and that was their only area, and it's kind of like they don't want them to be seen around the building.""
In New York City, affordable housing tenants are often barred from luxury building amenities such as gyms and lounges, while market-rate tenants receive waived fees. Tenants paying market rent report that their amenity fees are frequently eliminated, contrasting with affordable housing residents who must pay extra for these services. Management has implemented restrictions, including limiting lobby access for affordable tenants. This disparity raises concerns about the intentional exclusion of lower-income residents from shared spaces within their own buildings.
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