Inside Stories

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How I cut my monthly mortgage payment in half so I could keep my Staten Island home

… Iona Jarmond was in danger of losing her Staten Island home after her husband passed away in 2016 and she couldnt … But Jarmond was able to get free assistance from Legal Services NYCs Staten Island office funded by the states Homeowner Protection Program Jarmond scored a tax exemption …

By Celia Young |March 4, 2024 - 9:30AM

Affordable Housing

How I won a $444 UWS studio in NYC's affordable housing lottery

By Lcee |December 19, 2023 - 12:30PM

Barbara Fleischman with Chef Jim at Sunrise at 56th

The Market

At age 99, I moved to a luxury senior living facility. Here’s what it’s like

By Marjorie Cohen |November 28, 2023 - 9:30AM

Buy

The outrageously priced Brooklyn condo that I thank god we didn't end up buying

By Mimi OConnor |November 1, 2023 - 3:30PM

Roommates + Landlords

My NYC rental felt unsafe, but a squatter using the basement as a bathroom was the last straw

By Celia Young |August 7, 2023 - 1:30PM

Live

I live in a five-floor NYC townhouse with a private elevator

… There are a wide variety of living situations in New York City Some are odd some are … townhouse we had to get her story Turns out shes been renting a little over three years and shares it with her … aside from providing access to the basement It does take up a lot of square footage on each floor so I sometimes …

By Mimi OConnor |June 27, 2023 - 12:30PM