The New York City Housing Authority overcharged hundreds of welfare families and threatened to evict them for not paying the additional rent, in at least one case nearly double the actual charge. Over 9-months, the computer error forced the public housing residents into repeated court appearances, dropping out of college and borrowing money to stave off homelessness. |NYT|

The six residents of a Bushwick two-bedroom duplex have a new way to cut their $2,250 rent even further: a trio of newly grads willing to pay $100 a month to pitch their tent in the backyard. The worst part isn’t sleeping outdoors, it’s “sharing a single shower among nine people.” One of the summer campers admits, “If I had a girlfriend, I’d probably stay at her place instead.” |Brownstoner|