Why I moved to NYC from Michigan: To start my first job and challenge myself

… Yasmeen Dohan was ready to move on from Ann Arbor after graduating … pool and small gym on the main floor The building was old from the 1960s but was in a prime locationjust aapartment in Williamsburg She offered to FaceTime us and show us the apartment give us the rundown of the area share …

By Kelly Kreth |July 26, 2022 - 3:00PM
My peaceful Rockaway neighborhood is the reason I'm staying in NYC

… Taneeka Jones a 20year New York City public school teacher who is teaching fourth … a source of solace even though so many others were leaving NYC Heres how living in Rockaway has changed and why she is … during Covid19 is that my neighborhood isnt very congested Im high risk because I have asthma so not having to worry …

By Austin Havens-Bowen |September 24, 2020 - 12:30PM
Washington Heights vs. Inwood: Which neighborhood is for you?

… ticking up in recent years as gentrification seeps in and New Yorkers seek out lessexpensive or bigger apartments better … to fame beyond Peter Minuits purported big real estate buy 400 years ago Its home to both the last remaining …

By Nikki M. Mascali |March 11, 2019 - 3:30PM
Stop blaming the hipsters: Here's how gentrification really happens (and what you can do about it)

… neighborhoods with no awareness of local history or concern for how their arrival might be linked to people being priced … of the phenomenon reach way back through history and public policy Moss and other close observers of New Yorks … into these agreements often is the notion that tenants and apartment buyers will soon be paying much more than they do …

By Alanna Schubach |February 15, 2018 - 1:00PM
Queens author Joe DiStefano on where New Yorkers can go to be a tourist in their own city

New York native Joe DiStefano is an authority on Queens diverse … would say start with Gantry Plaza State Park in Long Island City There are great views of the water and lots of history … celebrates Indian and South Asian culture where you can buy everything from a three foot high statue of Ganesh to an …

By Alanna Schubach |February 8, 2018 - 2:00PM