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From Our Own Correspondent: Big divides in the Big Apple

31/12/2015 GMT

From Our Own Correspondent: Big Divides in the Big Apple

BBC World Service - The Essential, From Our Own Correspondent: Big Divides in the Big Apple

As income inequality rises, both rich and poor face housing dilemmas in New York City

As income inequality and homelessness rise, both rich and poor people face dilemmas over finding the right place to live in New York City. Golda Arthur sees the extremes.

Golda Arthur takes a journey to the extreme ends of the property market in New York City. Homelessness and income inequality have both risen in recent years here - as in the rest of the United States - and the contrast between high-end penthouses and patchily-funded public shelters is more acute than ever. Just how hard is it to find the right place to live? And where can we expect to go from here?

(Photo: Housing activists march from Zuccotti Park to New York City's City Hall to demand more affordable housing options for the homeless and poor. Credit: Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

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