Emily Myers

The apartment is on the fourth floor of a small pet-friendly walk-up. The kitchen is certainly compact—notice the shelving across the window above the small sink.

The co-op isn't newly remodeled and is on the first floor but it benefits from having a large foyer, well-maintained hardwood floors, and a classic Art Deco sunken living room. Amenities include a bike room, elevator, a live-in super, and shared laundry facilities with monthly maintenance at $1,218. 

One of Dumbo’s last loft-to-condo conversions has launched sales starting at $1.4 million

If you're looking for high ceilings and some office space, this newly renovated one bedroom, 310 East 46th Street #6R, in Turtle Bay has both. The asking price of $1,095,000, is well above the current median of $799,000 for similar-sized units in the neighborhood—put that down to the extra square footage.

Residents in Sunset Park are asking for extra help to fix overflowing trash cans.

Chatter about a possible recession has become louder in the past few months. The last major residential crisis here was a decade ago, when there was a surge in property prices followed by a drastic correction. Jonathan Miller of appraisal firm Miller Samuel says conditions this time are different. “Last time it was all about leverage, this time it’s about affordability,” he says.