New Yorkers face record-making rent in Manhattan

STORY: New Yorkers face record-making rent in Manhattan DATELINE: July 26, 2022 LENGTH: 0:03:01 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1 various of buildings and apartments in New York City 2 SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): NIKKI HUANG, Tenant in Manhattan 3 various of buildings and apartments in New York City 4 SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZENG ZIHANG, Tenant in New York 5 SOUNDBITE 3 (English): STEPHANIE CHENG, Tenant in Manhattan 6 various of buildings and apartments in New York City STORYLINE: Tenants in New York City are having difficulties in finding affordable apartments or houses as the average residential rental price has exceeded 5,000 U.S. dollars in Manhattan borough for the first time. According to a recent report by real estate broker Douglas Elliman, the average rental price in Manhattan reached 5,058 U.S. dollars in June, up 1.7 percent month on month and 29 percent higher from the same time of 2021. Nikki Huang, a resident in Manhattan, said she started to look for a new house aro