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 … home in her hands … Jarmond … Ive lived in New York all of my life I was born in Harlem hospital and I moved to Graniteville Staten Island about 30 years ago Me and my husbandwho has passed on nowwe adopted five children The …

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

… For 50 years Barbara Fleischman 99 lived in an eightroom duplex apartment at United Nations Plaza … … When it came time to choose I wanted to take a look at a place where my good friends Dr and Mrs Clifton Wharton were …

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

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

Live

Nightmare in Park Slope: My ‘luxury’ basement apartment flooded three times in two months

By Anonymous |March 30, 2023 - 12:30PM

Sales Market

How the 'real estate whisperer' won a 30-way bidding war and landed his dream house

By Jennifer White Karp |January 18, 2023 - 9:30AM

Kids + Pets

I keep chickens in my Bed-Stuy backyard and it's not as much work as you might think

… out for the both of us Editors Note Brick Undergrounds Inside Stories feature firstperson accounts of interesting … reallife New York City real estate experiences Have a story to share Drop us an email We respect all requests for … … Live … Kids + Pets … Brooklyn … Inside Stories … outdoor space … pets … I keep chickens in …

By Austin Havens-Bowen |October 18, 2022 - 9:30AM

Neighborhood Intel

The vegetable garden on my Brooklyn roof deck is my pride and joy. Here's how I created it

By Emily Myers |September 29, 2022 - 1:30PM