Posted on October 5, 2015 by Nicole Levy in DNAinfo DNAinfo, By Nicole Levy Feeling a little cramped in your apartment? You’re not alone. Nearly 1.5 million New Yorkers lived in 272,533 crowded dwellings in 2013, according to a study released Monday by city comptroller Scott Stringer. The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development defines a housing unit as “crowded” when it’s occupied by more people than the number of rooms it contains.