Fake listing alert: Don't fall for any of these rental apartment scams

… flag Fake rental listings are especially common on social media where people will take real listings posted by agents … a real verifiable address and not just a street name or intersection Then crossreference that address online  As in … first collecting deposits and then disappearing without notice  Current laws prohibit New Yorkers from renting their …

By Celia Young |June 4, 2025 - 10:30AM
Believe it or not, we can all learn something from this epic Craigslist rant

… We always say there should be a Yelp for roommates and one post on Craigslist proves … founder of  SpareRoom  a website that helps connect New Yorkers with roommates and rooms in larger apartments to see how you can avoid a disaster like this  …

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |September 17, 2015 - 1:30PM