Lucy Cohen Blatter

In typical pre-war style, this Bedford-Stuyvesant one-bedroom for $1,750 a month has large rooms (the living room could easily fit a couch and dining table, which in NYC is spacious), and at least two hallway closets—more than enough space for a single person to store his or her stuff. 

As a New  Yorker raising two kids in a Yorkville two-bedroom, I have, on occasion, found myself envying children's book characters. I've actually wondered how on earth the Man With the Yellow Hat can afford a Classic Six on the Upper West Side and a country  house, all on a museum employee's salary.

We like the fact that this studio in Lenox Hill—available March 1 for $2,395 a month—is in a condo building because it comes with some of the high-end features that you don't always find in a rental, such as name-brand appliances (Smeg oven, Bosch dishwasher, Duravit soft-close toilet), and swank finishes (bamboo floors, floor-to-ceiling windows, Kohler bathroom fixtures).

We seem to start every new year with a trip to the Container Store, a peruse through furniture websites and a resolution to finally get our apartment looking better and more organized. Apparently we're not alone. To kick off 2015, Paste magazine has rounded  up their five top decorating apps. Bonus: you can do most of your redecorating without ever braving the cold.

When you've got about $5,200 a month to spend on your rent, you've got lots of options—from a one-bedroom in an Art Deco building in Chelsea to a five-bedroom stucco house in Spuyten Duyvil—and many don't have broker's fees. Can we say win-win?