Inside Stories

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Negotiating + Financing

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

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 … view of the East River Three months ago she moved 10 blocks north to a one bedroom at Sunrise at East 56th part … … Studios start at $12000 per month and one and twobedroom apartments at $23000 Extra activities such as tickets to …

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

… school Lillian a pseudonym left student housing and moved into an apartment in Crown Heights with two friends While she … real estate experiences Have a story to share Drop us an email We respect all requests for anonymity … A suspicious … a week to resolve these things We had a group chat of the residents of the building and it was really helpful to have …