One of the articles that I found interesting in this week’s reading was the article titled, “A Case of Construction Eviction in Queens”. The article not only talks about how many people are getting evicted from their houses but this article has emphasized how eviction is negatively affecting the lives of immigrants who are considered low-income. In the article, “A Case of Construction Eviction in Queens”, Jeremy Magno states, Rent stabilization laws have kept harshly expensive New York City livable for some, but residents of rent-stabilized units are disparately affected by predatory real estate” (1). When rent increases and it becomes more expensive many tenants are not able to afford its price and have no choice but to move out. Although increase rents benefit landlords and others have high positions the dramatic increase in rent really affects tenants in a negative way. Often times, there are many tenants who have personal attachments to their apartments/houses and do not want to leave their homes because they have been there for many decades. Typically a person who works and earns minimum wage receives 15/hr for part-time jobs and is only able to afford basic necessities. However, in “A Case of Construction Eviction in Queens”, it shows that the price of an “Average 1 bedroom rent is about $1,801, which is impossible to afford for many minimum wage workers and immigrant families.
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