Inside Stories

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Affordable Housing
The landlord from hell, and why my friend still lives in his building
By Mary Lowengard |December 28, 2021 - 10:30AM
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Second Homes
My family left NYC during the pandemic and we're staying away for one more year
By Marjorie Cohen |May 3, 2021 - 1:30PM
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Live
My ex-pat family of five could have left NYC—but we’re still here
By Emily Myers |March 23, 2021 - 9:30AM
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The Market
We got an 'insane deal' on an Upper East Side rental with a discount and upgrades

… City from Boston two months ago they found a twobedroom rental at The Oxford  a condo building on the Upper East Side for $5500 Not only was this a 20 percent discount on the prepandemic rent of $7200 the owner also agreed to replace the …

By Emily Myers |February 18, 2021 - 9:30AM
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Buy
We quarantined in a studio and saved enough to buy a luxury condo
By Emily Myers |January 29, 2021 - 12:30PM
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Rent
I negotiated a lower rent when renewing my lease. Here’s how I did it
By Austin Havens-Bowen |December 28, 2020 - 1:30PM
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Rent
I seized the opportunity to rent in Manhattan and get everything I wanted
By Emily Myers |November 24, 2020 - 1:30PM
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Rent
We moved from Bed-Stuy to Clinton Hill when apartments suddenly became more affordable
By Emily Myers |November 18, 2020 - 1:00PM
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Rent
We thought moving to the UWS meant compromising but we lucked out with a condo for rent
By Emily Myers |October 29, 2020 - 2:30PM
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Live
I moved home during the shutdown but missed NYC. Luckily my old apartment was still for rent
By Austin Havens-Bowen |October 28, 2020 - 12:30PM