Escape from New York

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

Renovation

How to renovate a vacation home on a $20,000 budget when you work full-time in NYC

By Mimi OConnor |December 3, 2018 - 1:00PM

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

Escape

From Brooklyn to Birmingham: One Park Sloper's no-regrets move

By Mimi OConnor |January 23, 2018 - 10:00AM

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

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

Suburbs

Connecticut beaches that won't leave you missing the Hamptons

… the closest Greenwich only an hourandaquarter drive from NYC and the furthest Old Lyme just over two hours away Full … Captains Island Beach where you can swim lifeguard on duty barbecue and picnic Greenwich Point Park has another long … the SaybrookWestbrook area beaches belong to private beach associations and if you rent at any of these …

By Marjorie Cohen |July 7, 2016 - 9:59AM

Second Homes

Your top 4 questions about getting a mortgage for a country home—answered

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

Escape

Here's what happens when a lifelong New Yorker visits Los Angeles for the first time

… felt ohsoBrooklyn Flealike One major reason I loved LA the sky which I could actually see from the street I live in … new highrises all the timewas a welcome treat With a sky that beautiful you want to see it Maybe New Yorks skies are that blue and beautiful in spring I just dont get to see them as …

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |March 16, 2016 - 9:59AM

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