I lived next to a junkyard and a chicken factory because of the cheap rent

… When Ruth Shin and her husband moved to Brooklyn 20 years ago their budget was pretty tight So when … in my 20s in the early 2000s my husband and I lived in a Manhattan studio apartment that was less than 300 square … decided to move to Brooklyn to get more space for the same rent We had a monthly budget of $1000 at the time which did …

By Kelly Kreth |September 11, 2020 - 2:30PM