Bad? There are homeless scattered about, but they are not the people to be frighten of. It's the businessmen who will steal money you don't have you need to be careful of.

I watched Nope the other day so aliens were fresh on my mind lol

Hope they do get somewhere warmer

I try to help out if they need anything and it seems a lot move seasonally so could be traveling south for winter

Definitely getting worse, there’s gotta be at least 6-12 tents set up by the highway behind wickenden right now that only popped up the past week or so

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California is another level. Until Roger Williams Park becomes an encampment with 300 plus homeless in one area, it's not even close. I'm from RI but also spent a year in the bay area. You haven't seen homeless until you've gone there.

There was an article several weeks ago saying 1 in 3 Rhode Islanders could not put food on the table. Yet, I see plenty of people out shopping for Christmas. Rental costs have exceeded what many can afford. The PUC allowed utility prices to go up by record amounts. In general credit card use is up all over not just in RI. People are certainly getting pinched hard in this economy. But I am not sure its to California levels.

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I would say it is getting worse but still nowhere near a California level

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I was watching an alien invasion show when i heard it in east providence earlier. Did cross my mind lol.

My partner and I were both worried the aliens had finally come for us! 😂 It’s such a weird whirring sound

I heard it last night also from 1-3 AM. I suspect it’s the RT10 construction. It’s really loud. I’m on the boarder of NP and can hear it from inside my home.

Lol! Good thing I am not the only one. Was freaking out thinking it was some house systems failing or something. But have no idea…

Yes but the question was "what's affordable to you guys?"

Don't know why I'm getting down voted when that's what I can afford lol

We’re wondering the same thing, Smith hill area Only thing we could think of is overnight construction?

Not the 90s anymore lol can’t get an apt for 400$ in providence

What you are talking about is called workforce housing. A lot of new developments in Providence do have that. It's for those who make 120% of the median income or less (around $83k annually)

The New Paragon Mill development has that for example and they start at $1350 for a one bedroom.

The new building by trader Joe's has them as well. $1600 for a 1 bedroom if you qualify.

Westminster lofts has some workforce units. They had a 1000sq foot unit posted recently for $1710 right downtown.

This building as well https://www.uptonpvd.com/

It's worth emailing any of the new buildings to see if they have workforce housing. I emailed emblem125 (new building downtown) to check and they are offering them too.

I think many people hear the term "affordable housing" without knowing what it means so they draw conclusions. Projects funded through the LIHTC program, in my state at least, are being built to very good quality for the tenants. Of course, it depends on the developers and the Agency processing the applications.

It depends. I'm from PA and work in affordable housing. Sometimes the developer will foot the entire utility bill but, most of the time it's the tenant paying into what's called a utility allowance which is a fixed amount.

The total of the tenant-paid rent and utility allowance has to fall under HUD's limits on the specific rents in a certain area.

What wrong with cheaper rent?

It's not owned by the government. It's subsidized through grants and low-interest financing, and the units will be deed restricted for 30 years as affordable.

However: Dude (tortankum) should have read the article. It's not behind a paywall. No reason not to.

Fantastic place, wine and staff! Will be missed!