- Councilman Russo lives in an affordable housing unit at 10 Church Towers in Hoboken. His parents, Anthony and Michele, who have netted more than $1,000,000 in real estate dealings, and each of his two brothers, also have their own units in the building.
- The Hoboken Reporter states that, “In 1983, a 600-name wait list to get into Church Towers was closed by the federal government because it was so long. The units were turning over at a rate of fewer than 10 per year. At that rate, it would take until 2043 to offer apartments to everyone on the list.”
- In spite of the closed wait list, Councilman Russo received an apartment of his own in 2004.
- When questioned by a reporter in 2009, Councilman Russo was unable to explain how he jumped to the front of the wait-list.
