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No-Fee Apartment of the Week: $2,800 rent-stabilized one-bedroom in Park Slope

by Lucy Cohen Blatter | 3/29/13 - 2:12 PM

This $2,800 one-bedroom in Park Slope is rent stabilized and across the street from Prospect Park....
East Village to Carnegie Hill: Our friends call us old, but it feels more like home

by Lindsay as told to Lucy Cohen Blatter | 3/29/13 - 10:51 AM

I lived in the East Village on East Fifth Street and Second Avenue until a month ago when I moved to Carnegie...
StreetEasy’s Most Wanted: Crazy eights (family-sized abodes in the $800s)

by Sara Alessi | 3/29/13 - 8:43 AM

Looking for a family-sized NYC apartment in the $800k price bracket? So are lots of folks, judging by this...

Real Estate Want: An urban treehouse

by Julie Inzanti | 3/28/13 - 2:41 PM

After dealing with the hustle and bustle of the city day after day, don't you want to just climb into your...
Rent Coach: The broker didn't say there was a fee until AFTER the lease was signed. Do we have to pay?

by Mike Akerly | 3/28/13 - 12:56 PM

Q. My parents-in-law live in Queens and decided to see what living in Manhattan is like for one year. They...
Brokers can read your mind, the best sleeper sofas and more

by Lucy Cohen Blatter | 3/28/13 - 8:55 AM

Better practice that open house poker face; agents can tell right away when you're bluffing (NY...

Your Celebrity Neighbor: Cyndi Lauper

by Sharon Krum | 3/27/13 - 2:43 PM

WHO: Cyndi Lauper might have sung “Girls Just Want To Have Fun” 30 years ago, but she still looks like...
The StreetEasy Hot Dozen: 12 rentals that may or may not be available by the time you read this

by Joe Lazauskas | 3/26/13 - 11:27 AM

This week's Hot Dozen--the 12 rental apartments Streeteasy.com visitors clicked on most often over...
Landlord wants to buy you out? How to name your price--plus real-life examples from $15k to $1 million

by Teri Karush Rogers | 3/26/13 - 9:02 AM

Ever dream of being bought out of your crummy, or not so crummy, rent-stabilized apartment? You are not...

The Open House Scorecard: So you wanna live on President Street?

by Sara Alessi | 3/25/13 - 12:28 PM

This week’s Open House Scorecard -- the 10 open houses saved on StreetEasy more often than any...
With Brooklyn behind me, I head toward Hudson Heights

by Elle Bee | 3/25/13 - 10:42 AM

Within a couple of months after the Brooklyn apartment fiasco, I decided to stop pouting and start...
Buying in NYC is cheaper than renting, where not to park your assets if you want to buy a co-op, and more

by Sara Alessi | 3/25/13 - 8:55 AM

All-cash offers may be king, but not if the rest of your dough is parked in a tiny African island nation...
No-Fee Apartment of the Week: $4,100 two-bedroom in Carnegie Hill

by Lucy Cohen Blatter | 3/22/13 - 1:55 PM

This $4,100 two-bedroom apartment at 1501 Lexington Avenue, at 97th Street, is available May 1.Pros:...
Bushwick to Long Island City: A great (and close) alternative to living in Manhattan

by Peter Macari as told to Mayra David | 3/22/13 - 10:57 AM

When I first moved to the city I was living in a very trendy (i.e. expensive) neighborhood known as the ...

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