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 Commission Thats about … make the neighborhood relatively accessible to the citys office districts Photo above Tony HisgettFlickr … What youll find   … If youre okay with a nofrills rental though those are becoming increasingly fewer and …

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |September 1, 2017 - 1:00PM
Is this two-and-a-half-bedroom in Morningside Heights enough of a step up from the dorms to warrant the rent?

… feels like a nofrills stepup from the Columbia or Barnard dorms to me The living room looks rather small and the … … The verdicts … TAKE IT …  This is a step up from the dorms at least the dorms Im used to and if you can afford the extra cost I say …

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

… Unless youre a megamillionaire at some point youve probably found …   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
Poll results: These are the biggest gripes New Yorkers have about their apartments

… Recently we asked our readers to do what New Yorkers tend to do … Our poll results turned out to be fairly consistent with what the data suggests about the average New …

By Alanna Schubach |February 8, 2017 - 8:59AM