Escape from New York

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Suburbs
One NYer's housing hack: Own a house on a lake in Suffolk County, crash in Bushwick during the week
By Mimi OConnor |January 10, 2020 - 1:00PM
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Renovation
How to renovate a vacation home on a $20,000 budget when you work full-time in NYC

… into this house and immediately turn around Its a historic home that was originally constructed in 1859 as an ice house Needless to say this home wasnt built to house people Over the years previous … important tip is to make really good friends with your neighbors Our neighbors keep an eye on our house and help …

By Mimi OConnor |December 3, 2018 - 1:00PM
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Escape
Snow in April, but there's space for days: One young family's move from Jersey City to Portland, Maine
By Mimi OConnor |March 1, 2018 - 12:00PM
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Escape
From Brooklyn to Birmingham: One Park Sloper's no-regrets move
By Mimi OConnor |January 23, 2018 - 10:00AM
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Second Homes
5 homes for sale in Hawaii, where there's no winter and prices are... lower than Manhattan
By Rebecca Fishbein |December 21, 2017 - 2:00PM
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Second Homes
13 reasons why owning a vacation home is nothing like your apartment in the city
By Lucy Cohen Blatter |June 29, 2017 - 2:59PM
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Suburbs
Connecticut beaches that won't leave you missing the Hamptons

… from James Soda Fountain on Main Street and a lobster or clam roll out on the deck at Bills Seafood … OLD LYME …     …

By Marjorie Cohen |July 7, 2016 - 9:59AM
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Second Homes
Your top 4 questions about getting a mortgage for a country home—answered
By Lucy Cohen Blatter |June 23, 2016 - 8:59AM
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Escape
Here's what happens when a lifelong New Yorker visits Los Angeles for the first time
By Lucy Cohen Blatter |March 16, 2016 - 9:59AM
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Suburbs
Want to move out of the city? This Princeton, New Jersey house has serious architecture cred
By Lucy Cohen Blatter |March 4, 2016 - 8:59AM