Neighbors

confrontation with unhappy neighbor in hallway

Is your neighbor harassing you? Follow these 4 steps to handle the problem

By Evelyn Battaglia |September 15, 2025 - 10:00AM

The pros and cons of renting in a NYC condo or co-op building

… a condo or coop is a greater sense of community Many rental buildings have a revolving door and youre not afforded the opportunity to get to know your neighbors Rental buildings are trying to change this by building huge lounge … than a rental building with the exception of luxury rental buildings said Matthew Hughes a broker at Brown Harris …

By Jennifer White Karp |February 5, 2025 - 12:30PM

The green street sign at the intersection of West 140th Street and Malcolm X Boulevard, reading those streets and Lamont "Big L" Coleman.

Neighborhood Intel

NYC launches interactive map of roughly 2,500 streets named for famed New Yorkers

By Celia Young |November 12, 2024 - 3:30PM

In Manhattan, a glimpse at a New York city residential building, with its famous exterior fire escape staircase.

Roommates + Landlords

I’m afraid of a squatter in my building. Can I break my lease without a penalty?

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

Troubleshooting

What to do when your NYC neighbors make lots of noise

By Emily Myers |August 20, 2024 - 12:30PM

The shared roofdeck on top of the Manhattan co-op building at 20 River Terrace, dubbed "The Solaire."

Neighbors

Roof deck etiquette: Dos and don’ts for hanging out on your apartment building's roof

… the roof of your New York City apartment building At some buildings the roof deck is a beautiful meticulously managed … and lose access to the roof or accidentally trigger your buildings alarm and annoy your neighbors Sure the alarm … a tan this summer think twice about going out in a Speedo Buildings occasionally have rules about wearing proper …

By Celia Young |May 8, 2024 - 2:30PM

Roommates + Landlords

How to ask a noisy neighbor—or even your landlord—to keep it down

… for one problem If they continue listening you can explain whats going on with the noise and ask if theres any way to … like explaining how much you love the apartment Explain whats going on with the noise and ask if theres any way to … you can always invest in soundproofing your own walls or buy some heavyduty noisecanceling headphones Earlier …

By Evelyn Battaglia |January 16, 2024 - 9:45AM