I live in Brooklyn, by Verrazano bridge which is an hour away from Manahattan by train. I don't know how a family can servive on 50k in a working class neighbor

I live in Brooklyn, by Verrazano bridge which is an hour away from Manahattan by train. I don't know how a family can servive on 50k in a working class neighborhood like mine. I believe there is a great disparity in NYC between Section 8 housing and regular, rent stabilized, apartments. Section 8 brings down family income median as the housing is very affordable but cannot be classified as desirable by most standards.