Here's proof that NYC's middle class has been getting squeezed out since the 1870s

… classes are being driven out of the City by excessive rents Indeed it was upon the middle class that the squeeze …   … You Might Also Like … viewbublogpanes=ymalinline   … Rent … books … history … Upper West Side … Heres proof that …

By Virginia K. Smith |September 23, 2016 - 12:59PM
"The Brooklyn Experience": Then and now

… it now Id probably live in Astoria We spoke to the author about Brooklyn then and now the changes to its skyline its … entrepreneurial energy is immigrant energy Brooklyn is not about money its about moxie she says Its about grit … What was Park …

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |May 17, 2016 - 8:59AM
Apartment Therapy's Maxwell Ryan made the move to brownstone Brooklyn, but still has love for lofts

… to BedStuy a questionable former landlord who collected rent in all cash the eternal appeal of lofts and more … What … now its my dream neighborhood I love it  … Do you own or rentRent for now  … Howd you find it … I saw it while driving my …

By Virginia K. Smith |November 24, 2015 - 8:59AM
The Author of 'St. Marks Is Dead' on the $200 Apartment She Grew Up In and What Made Her Move to Brooklyn

… was pretty thrilling … You grew up on St Marks and your parents still live there Can you tell us a bit about how they … … Theyve lived between First and Second since 1973 They rented their place for $200 a month and then they bought it … the Village Voice revolutionized the way people got their rental apartments True story I found my own first sixthfloor …

By Kelly Kreth |October 29, 2015 - 9:59AM