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

… The average commute time for New Yorkers is just over 40 minutes according to the NYC Planning … bars to choose from Photo above InSapphoWeTrustFlick r … What youll find   … Housing stock runs the gamut from … youre looking at $1400 to $2300 a month If youre looking to buy a onebedroom is likely to be anywhere from $239000 to …

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

Buyers from overseas dont always have the greatest … vigilante justice calling for an unmasking of the foreign buyers who are turning the city into a secrecy haven to … in New York City though its hardly that simple and foreign buyers are not a monolith We spoke to real estate experts …

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

… New Yorker apparently a 20something white woman living in Brooklyn based on the data But what if youre living with … than the postcollege wingman or wingwoman cliché Before we delve into specifics first theres this surprising … and just 12 percent were native New Yorkers 45 percent live with just one other person as opposed to a group of …

By Virginia K. Smith |February 9, 2017 - 11:59AM
Is this two-and-a-half-bedroom in Morningside Heights enough of a step up from the dorms to warrant the rent?

… In honor of average week weve picked an apartment thats about the … underwhelming And while the listing agent claims its a threebedroom we suspect one of those bedrooms is windowless and … … Size …  Threebedroom onebath … Location …  508 West 112th Street between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue … …

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |February 8, 2017 - 2:59PM
Why "average" numbers don't tell the whole story of NYC apartment prices

… at some point youve probably found yourself panicking over the latest round of market reports indicating dizzying new …   But while theres no denying that the cost of living here is almost incomprehensibly expensive these skyhigh average …  Average is easily impacted by sudden changes in the mix of what sells whereas its harder to move the needle with median

By Virginia K. Smith |February 8, 2017 - 9:59AM