Don’t qualify for an NYC apartment? There’s a new way get a guarantor, but it costs.

Plus: It's Primary Day in New York [View this email in a browser.]( Gothamist relies on your support to make local news available to all. Not yet a member? [Consider donating and join today.]( [Don’t qualify for an NYC apartment? There’s a new way get a guarantor, but it costs.]( [first image]( [Today's newsletter is curated by James Ramsay]( Weather: ☀️ Sunny, with highs in the lower 90s. It's Tuesday in New York City, where landlords often require prospective tenants to have an income that's 40 times the monthly rent. In the past, an applicant could still get the apartment if they had a wealthier relative co-sign the lease. Now, a new crop of insurance companies has stepped in to fill that role — though not for cheap. [Here's how it works](. And here's what else is happening: - 🗳️ It's Primary Day in New York, with contests open for congressional, state legislative, judicial and party elections. [Here's what you need to know to vote](. - In one of the state's most competitive primaries, Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman is [facing a challenge]( from Westchester County Executive George Latimer, with the war in Gaza — Bowman wants a cease-fire, Latimer is a steadfast supporter of Israel — as a central issue. - Not every voter will find a headline-grabbing congressional primary on their ballot, but there are other important contests to watch for. [Here's a guide to the bottom of the ballot](. - The FDNY said a fire in a Washington Heights apartment building early this morning [killed two elderly residents](. - New train cars are coming to the Staten Island Railway for the first time in 50 years — but MTA officials [couldn’t estimate when]( passengers will be able to ride them. - Police said they're [looking for a suspect]( who tried to sexually assault a 21-year-old woman who was sunbathing in Central Park on Monday. - Nassau County officials voted yesterday [in favor of a ban]( on transgender girls and women participating in local sports teams. - A 34-year-old man was charged with attempted murder yesterday after allegedly [shooting at a "Good Samaritan"]( who intervened in a physical fight between him and his girlfriend on a 4 train earlier this month. - New York City public high schools and middle schools will soon use new math curricula as part of an effort to [boost stubbornly low proficiency rates](. - Brian Lehrer is launching his own newsletter, featuring his exclusive column, new ways to share your stories online and on air, plus an inside look at the show each week. [Sign up here]( to get it in your inbox on Thursday. - A judge has overthrown New York City’s ban on foie gras, siding with the state agriculture commissioner who said the law — which was passed in 2019 but never took effect — [unfairly hurt two upstate duck farms](. - The pilot of a small plane had to make an [emergency landing]( on a Fire Island beach yesterday. - Rich people want to know, where will [this flamingo]( decide to summer: Cape Cod or East Hampton? - The city's only [year-round indoor roller disco]( is now open in Bushwick. - Free lunchtime performances of [songs from current Broadway musicals]( are coming to Bryant Park next month. - China has brought back [chunks of the far side of the moon](. - Shifty Shellshock, the Crazy Town frontman [best known for the hit song "Butterfly,"]( has died at the age of 49. - [Justice]( for Athing Mu. [“Students, freelancers, people in between jobs, folks who are coming from overseas and don't have U.S. credit history, these are all good examples of people who really may not have had a good option before to qualify for the home that they wanted to live in.”]( - Jesse Schmidt, the senior vp of sales for TheGuarantors, an insurance company that [CHARGES RENTERS TO SERVE AS A GUARANTOR ON AN APARTMENT LEASE]( More from Gothamist [second image]( [Does your LIRR bathroom stall stink? Scan this QR code, MTA says.]( Station restrooms will now have posters with a QR code that lets riders select one of the preloaded options available: bad odor; no toilet paper, towels or soap; and if the toilet, floors, sink or walls needs cleaning. [Why are so many migrant kids selling candy in NYC? Lack of child care, survey says.]( Slightly more than 8 in 10 migrant vendors with children told volunteers with the aid group Algun Día that they lacked sufficient child care. [We Rely On Your Support]( [Your guide to Pride Weekend in NYC: Dyke March, Youth Pride and more]( Pride Month continues to rage in New York City, leading to its culmination at the end of June: Pride Weekend, June 28 through June 30. It will feature the marquee events, including the Pride March and the street fair PrideFest. [We visited 8 laundromats to talk about voting and elections. Here's what people had to say.]( “I feel like we have to keep our electeds responsible or accountable, and voting is just the basic way of doing that and just to get our voices heard," said Allen Yee at 14th Street Laundry in Astoria. "It's never gonna be 100% of what I particularly want, but I do think the direction is there." [Instagram]( [Instagram]( [Facebook]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Twitter]( [New York Public Radio] [WNYC]( | [WQXR]( | [NJPR]( | [GOTHAMIST]( [WNYC STUDIOS]( | [THE GREENE SPACE]( Copyright © New York Public Radio. 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