The 9 best NYC neighborhoods for first-time buyers in 2017

… firsttimers of relatively modest means hoping to get out of the rental rat race and secure a spot on the property ladder … for first time buyers but theyre challenged Bordered by the Belt Parkway to the west and Gowanus Expressway to the east … 1501 Voorhies Avenue Upon completion this 331foot property will be the neighborhoods tallest The schlep to Manhattan is …

By Julie Strickland |December 26, 2017 - 1:30PM
Could your apartment become rent-stabilized? A high-stakes court case could make 100,000 apartments regulated again

… is still stabilized until the next tenant moves out If that framework were retroactively applied to apartments …

By Nathan Tempey |December 26, 2017 - 11:30AM
How I got a buyout from my Bushwick apartment—and finally bought a place of my own

… A rentstabilized apartment can be a blessing and a curse a … like they were willing to go to 90 without blinking an eye Why dont you just propose something crazy And so I sent the … property manager an email and said If you give me $140000 I wont negotiate anything further … But she negotiated …

By Anonymous |December 26, 2017 - 10:30AM
The NYC living situation you've probably never heard of: Flight attendant crash pad

… picture of perfect efficiency Were not talking about the ones whove gone rogue or who give commercial flying a bad … rest when Im here in New York City I currently live in a twobedroom in Queens with one of my best friends but before … share a room with two other people is if Im enjoying a cheap vacation overseas and staying in a hostel But then at …

By Alyse Whitney |September 1, 2017 - 2:00PM
Why I decided to raise my two kids in a fourth-floor walk-up (for now)

… sense were two very different things … Where did we want to live … As 10plusyear residents of Brooklyn Williamsburg the … diverse enough for excity dwellers What about prices and taxes We started thinking about the less obvious factors … The towns were quaint for sure but we wanted to live in a place that existed because it was interesting not …

By Georgia Kral |August 31, 2017 - 12:30PM