Are you an international student in NYC? Here's how to rent an apartment

… to have US credit or a steady paycheck two musthaves for renters  To qualify for a rental here landlords want proof that you have consistent … NYC apartments  The Agency  will charge a brokers fee of 10 percent of a years rent on open listings instead of the …

By Evelyn Battaglia |August 29, 2023 - 2:30PM
The buyer's and renter's guide to NYC's public and private elementary schools

… elementary school situation Brick talked to some of the experts who track NYC schools to find out what has changed … Hemphill who has since retired from InsideSchools is the author of  New York Citys Best Public PreK and Elementary … Alina Adams a consultant founder of  NYC School Secrets and author of  Getting Into NYC Kindergarten Most people if …

By Jennifer White Karp |August 25, 2023 - 2:30PM
Why I moved to NYC from California: We traded boredom and car culture for excitement, walkability, and good schools

… She and her family landed in Clinton Hill and feel their lives are much richer for it Heres her story  I was born and … to NYC in March to apartment hunt We stayed at the Hilton Brooklyn for a week and saw apartments every day We searched … types of buildings and management companies as well as neighborhoods and we were unfamiliar with many of them Also …

By Kelly Kreth |April 14, 2023 - 9:30AM
Why I moved to NYC from Florida: So the kids could have a backyard and space to grow

… topnotch schools and familyfriendly community Theyre now renting a fourbedroom house with a yard Heres their story I … 10 years with my husband and two children ages 8 and 5 We rented a 1500squarefoot threebedroom threebath apartment for … inunit laundry Editors Note Brick Undergrounds series The Newcomers features firstperson accounts about why a renter …

By Kelly Kreth |December 23, 2022 - 10:00AM