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The Search
From owners to renters (twice): Why we will never buy in NYC again
By Marjorie Cohen |February 26, 2025 - 2:30PM
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The Search
I’ve lived in an illegal, windowless bedroom for the past year. Here’s why I stayed
By Celia Young |February 21, 2025 - 9:30AM
nyc old and new buildings
Negotiating + Financing
What is a mortgage recording tax? Are there ways to reduce it?
By Brick Underground |February 18, 2025 - 12:30PM
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Renovation
7 ways to get small jobs done in your NYC apartment if you're not handy
By Mary Lowengard |January 27, 2025 - 1:30PM
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Neighborhood Intel
What to know about the ongoing discriminatory practice of redlining in NYC

… Amid the furor over the killing of George Floyd which sparked widespread protests in … creating lasting disparity … Not just in the past … Getting financing to buy a house or apartment is a crucial … Editors note An earlier version of this post was published in March 2019 We are presenting it again in …

By Emily Myers |January 20, 2025 - 10:30AM
An apartment building and the World Trade Center One building in the background at twilight in Lower Manhattan.
Live
New Yorkers on terrifying or supernatural experiences in their apartments
By Kelly Kreth |October 31, 2024 - 9:45AM
moving boxes
Neighborhood Intel
4 sublets, 3 months, 2 kids: A Park Slope mom's adventures in short-term rentals
By Jennifer White Karp |September 26, 2024 - 4:00PM
New York City on a hazy day in summer, following traffic on Nostrand Avenue in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.
Buy
Starting over: A divorced dad's honest take on finding a new neighborhood and buying a condo in NYC
By Anonymous |August 29, 2024 - 3:45PM
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Affordable Housing
I won a $908 studio in Long Island City in NYC's housing lottery, but I didn't count on the culture shock
By Austin Havens-Bowen |July 23, 2024 - 1:00PM
New South Bronx apartment building
Rent
I won a two bedroom in the Bronx for $655 a month in NYC's housing lottery
By Austin Havens-Bowen |June 26, 2024 - 9:30AM