One NYer's housing hack: Own a house on a lake in Suffolk County, crash in Bushwick during the week

… to friends Heres how he arrived at this NYCliving hack the best and worst parts of the arrangement and the first … the end of our block was in Brooklyn We lived there for about 18 months Before that I lived in a fifthfloor … lakePeconic Lake also known as Forge Pondwith swans turtles herons and osprey We have huge old pine trees maples …

By Mimi OConnor |January 10, 2020 - 1:00PM
Snow in April, but there's space for days: One young family's move from Jersey City to Portland, Maine

… two different boyfriends and Sunnyside I was determined to live alone and couldnt afford Brooklyn she says Her final … The big one was we thought Jersey City was a great place to live before we had a kid and even when he was little it was … old port where its the most touristy We had no sense of neighborhoods or schools We really didnt know what we were …

By Mimi OConnor |March 1, 2018 - 12:00PM
Connecticut beaches that won't leave you missing the Hamptons

… are the most economical choicea oneway trip from Grand Central to Old Saybrook with a connection in New Haven costs … such as Terra a celebrity magnet The beaches Up until recently the beaches of Greenwich were for residents only but a few court cases later that has changedsort …

By Marjorie Cohen |July 7, 2016 - 9:59AM
Your top 4 questions about getting a mortgage for a country home—answered

… you can deduct your interest payments If youre married and file separately the limitation is $500000 Real estate taxes …

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |June 23, 2016 - 8:59AM