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Roommates moving in together.
The Search
Moving to NYC after college? Here's how to find a rental apartment
By Evelyn Battaglia |March 30, 2026 - 11:30AM
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The Search
How to move to NYC: A crash course for finding an apartment
By Jennifer White Karp |January 5, 2026 - 10:30AM
This is a photograph of brightly painted fire escapes on historic brick buildings in the Lower East Side of Manhattan.
The Search
NYC renters have filed hundreds of FARE Act complaints. Here’s what happens next
By Celia Young |October 6, 2025 - 12:30PM
Council members Chi Ossé and Shaun Abreu at a rally before the FARE Act vote in November.
Affordable Housing
NYC's broker fee law survives another challenge from REBNY
By Jennifer White Karp |July 14, 2025 - 3:00PM
Aerial view of NYC residential buildings
Rent
FARE Act takes effect: What NYC renters need to know about the new broker fee law
By Jennifer White Karp |June 10, 2025 - 3:00PM
A beautiful pink flowering cherry tree next to an old brick residential building with a fire escape in Astoria Queens New York during spring
The Search
A wet, hot, broker fee-free summer? A major change to rental broker fees is supposed to start in June

… there have been bigger changes than this and weve made it through And everybodys ended up in even a better spot than … touch asking them to sign an agreement to pay the broker to see other units   … Fines for bad behavior … The FARE Act … want to fork over a broker fee before June 11th you can search online for nofee rental apartments or try to …

By Celia Young |May 12, 2025 - 1:30PM
New-York building facades with fire escape stairs
The Search
NYC defends broker fee law against 'unpersuasive' REBNY lawsuit in court
By Celia Young |February 28, 2025 - 3:30PM
Apartment towers in NYC
Rent
NYC neighborhoods with the highest shares of concessions for renters
By Jennifer White Karp |January 15, 2025 - 2:30PM
Supporters of the FARE Act gather at a rally at the steps of City Hall before the Nov. 13th vote, where the act passed with 42 council members in favor.
The Search
REBNY sues to block new NYC broker fee law
By Celia Young |December 17, 2024 - 10:45AM