I lived in a Brooklyn Heights garden-floor apartment for nearly 20 years—it's not like living in a basement

… then Brooklyn Union Gas in 1988 when like most things in New York City I heard through word of mouth about a … floora studio and a one bedroom We were in a position to buy so we bought both apartments for $466000 total  We … to code but to this day I think about how much toxic mold could be down there Luckily we never had any issues … …

By Austin Havens-Bowen |May 14, 2024 - 10:00AM
From Brooklyn Heights to the UWS: After years of renting, we realized we could buy and be near Central Park

… When a for sale sign went up on the building where Susie Mann and … there were more affordable options on the UWS than in their Brooklyn Heights neighborhood Theyre thrilled with … Brooklyn Heights right by the entrance to Brooklyn Bridge Park That was the longest we have lived anywhere We lived …

By Kelly Kreth |September 16, 2022 - 9:30AM
Why I moved to NYC from Chicago: To restart my life and to settle the pizza rivalry

… Pizza enthusiast Eric Loughlin has great apartment karma He lived in a studio in a hot part of … ever perfect Doing laundry was easy even though my building had no facilitiesI just took it to a washandfold … A great thing to do is renting a bike and riding up the lakefront trail I liked seeing jazz shows at Blue Chicago or …

By Kelly Kreth |September 9, 2022 - 12:30PM