Seven neighborhoods with a 40-minute commute to Midtown or downtown Manhattan

… The average commute time for New Yorkers is just over 40 minutes … Planning Commission Thats about 14 minutes more than the national average Here are some neighborhood and apartment … 3 trains make the neighborhood relatively accessible to the citys office districts Photo above Tony HisgettFlickr … What …

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |September 1, 2017 - 1:00PM
Who is the average foreign buyer in NYC?

… average foreign buyer is buying at the very high end of the market I see them all over the map and much more spread out … and Hudson Yards  15 Hudson Yards is the first residential building located in the center of Hudson Yards and … good to get in early  Another area to keep an eye on Hudson Square at the confluence of Soho and Tribeca which was …

By Alanna Schubach |February 10, 2017 - 9:59AM
Who is the "average" New York City roommate?

… We learned earlier this week about the average New Yorker apparently a 20something white woman living in … on the data But what if youre living with roommates In a city where its common to continue living with roommates well …

By Virginia K. Smith |February 9, 2017 - 11:59AM
Poll results: What scares New Yorkers the most

… of Brick readers are concerned about dangers close to home whether its a scary neighbor or a fire or gas explosion …

By Alanna Schubach |February 9, 2017 - 8:59AM
Is this two-and-a-half-bedroom in Morningside Heights enough of a step up from the dorms to warrant the rent?

… week weve picked an apartment thats about the average rental price in Manhattan $4000and asked our experts to … And while the listing agent claims its a threebedroom we suspect one of those bedrooms is windowless and … feels like a nofrills stepup from the Columbia or Barnard dorms to me The living room looks rather small and the …

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |February 8, 2017 - 2:59PM