Queens resident shares struggles to make ends meet as rents rise

High rent costs are impacting people nationwide, especially in New York City. A viewer spoke to CBS New York's Elle McLogan about her struggle to make ends meet and keep a roof over her head.

[ToxcynTV]

If you keep paying 50% and more of your income on rent, when you get old, youll never retire.

[johnorbegozo]

meanwhile Venezuelans that just got here were accepted to city programs like FHEPS !!!! i know one family that only pays 150 dollars a month on her rent and she gets ebt cards and half of MetroCard's !!!! its outrageous!! here i am a single American no kids 2 jobs making ends meet cause my groceries is sky high !!!! FJB !!

[chrischungy]

Why live and pay taxes in NYC when they waste it on criminals?

[Lanae]

Hearing stories like this, makes me realized that it was a great idea to move back in with my parents in Florida back in 2021. My heart goes out to all of these people. This is wrong to raise the rent by this much. Greed is not good.

[underground]

I’m glad I pay $558 a month for my mortgage here in Illinois. I feel sorry for people that are struggling, it’s hard!

[bakerstreet]

The big question is, who are the people willing to pay the high rents that enable landlords to do this?

[metalheadami]

1/3 of your income is the max amount to live comfortably. Many renters in cali spend above 40%

[AbbyEllie]

How discouraging, being taxpayer, needing help from your government, and watching them help anybody and everybody is not a citizen flooding in.

[sollyparker]

I had to stop dating. After rent and food and bills, I have no money left to spoil a woman lol

[cecillebarone]

Yet city giving ILLEGALS DEBIT CARDS???

[michaelpanorias]

How about stop charging people city income tax to live in a declining city full of crime .

[eddie]

Back in the day rule of thumb was your housing should not exceed one week of gross income. Something got derailed along the way.

[allthingsnu]

If rents are also being raised on businesses, many of them won’t be able to stay either. This rent issue will destroy neighborhoods… all because of greed.

[loribach]

If you don't make $40 an hour, or more than $75K per year, make that $100K to live comfortably, then you'll be out on the street or living with relatives or friends.

[alanblakeguitarist]

Years ago rents were so much more reasonable. Now landlords and just the people in control of pricing structures are incredibly greedy. The city puts up a lot of cameras to basically steal money from people but little is done to lower food costs or rent costs or anything for that matter. The amount of retail vacancies is a sign of what’s to come. Massive homelessness and incredibly poor quality of life

[GFS]

Its to the point where its either shelter or food.

[AbbyEllie]

Our government cares more about illegals than actual citizens. The government could help… But they have said illegals are more important important than citizens.

[LikeKools]

I’d be nervous living in these buildings the way they keep coming down

[brownbarrett]

Years ago a Black man ran on the platform “The rent is too high” people laughed at him. Black people have been redlined, priced out and property stolen forever.

Now people see he was right, many places are now zombie neighborhoods, slumlords are flourishing and just like the lady said how can we ever save money for the future. We can’t and that has always been the plan the only difference is it’s not just happening to BP anymore, welcome to the party.

[xwrtk]

Landlords raising rent is crazy. I’m a partial landlord with my parents and we’ve never raised rent on current tenants. Our tenants did end up with higher utility bills but that’s due to the companies and not us.