nytimes September 14, 2021 11:00am 11 Deaths Put Focus on N.Y.C.’s Failure to Make Basement Apartments Safe #realestateandhousingresidential #basementsandcellars #affordablehousing #citizenshousingandplanningcouncil #cypresshillslocaldevelopmentcorp #deblasiobill #eastnewyorkbrooklynny #newyorkcity #news 11 Deaths Put Focus on N.Y.C.’s Failure to Make Basement Apartments Safe Even before a deadly storm, a pilot program was supposed to lead the way toward legalizing tens of thousands of dangerous basement units.