Separate entranceways for subsidized tenants in New York.

The New York Post provides the story of a luxury development in Manhattan that receives federal subsidies because the development includes low income housing.

But there is a catch. The developer has installed separate entrances for the low income residents, even though all units are in the same building.

No matter how often the government tries to repeal the laws of economics, the fact remains that one cannot receive something for nothing. If you reside in subsidized housing, you will endure either the indignity of separate entranceways or fingerprinting or both or something even worse.

Mayor Bloomberg wants to fingerprint all public housing residents

From WCBS in New York comes the story of the true price of public housing. Mayor Bloomberg wants to fingerprint all public housing residents. As public housing and housing subsidy programs expand, this type of proposal will spread also.

Public housing melee in Columbus, Ohio

The collapse of the housing market has led to increased demand for public housing.  Will recent incidents like this one in Ohio (10TV.com) become more common as more people compete for limited government housing?

Columbus Police sprayed Mace on several people in a crowd that had gathered to sign up for a list to get subsidized housing at a northwest Columbus apartment complex.

Police said the crowd started to gather Friday night for the Saturday morning event at The Heritage apartment complex on Gatewood Road near Sunbury Road in northeast Columbus.
Authorities said that its highest number, the crowd reached 2,000 people. . . . . . According to police, a melee broke out when the manager of the complex started to set up for the event just before 7 a.m. Saturday morning.

Housing Authority of Washington County, Maryland; Rent-to-own

From WHAG-TV in Hagerstown, MD comes the story of the Housing Authority of Washington County (MD) selling single family homes to low income residents on a rent-to-own basis.

The Housing Authority intends to purchase single family homes on the market in the Hagerstown area and resell them to qualified applicants through the program under terms stated here.

[Hagerstown is less than 10 miles from the Pennsylvania border.]