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The entrance to a garden-floor apartment
Neighborhood Intel
I lived in a Brooklyn Heights garden-floor apartment for nearly 20 years—it's not like living in a basement
By Austin Havens-Bowen |May 14, 2024 - 10:00AM
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Renovation
How I turned a storage shed behind my Brooklyn house into an art studio
By Willow Rabinovich |May 7, 2024 - 12:30PM
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Affordable Housing
Home sharing with a senior: Roommate matching program makes living in NYC more affordable
By Jennifer White Karp |April 25, 2024 - 4:30PM
The skyline of Manhattan from Park Slope, Brooklyn.
The Search
I found out my apartment used to be rent stabilized. Here’s how I determined if it was legally deregulated
By Celia Young |April 23, 2024 - 11:00AM
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Small Projects + DIY
My apartment really needs to be painted. How can I get my landlord to do it?
By Austin Havens-Bowen |January 18, 2024 - 1:30PM
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Affordable Housing
How I won a $444 UWS studio in NYC's affordable housing lottery
By Lcee |December 19, 2023 - 12:30PM
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Affordable Housing
For 13 years I asked the landlord to fix the ceiling. Then it rained inside my kitchen (video)
By Anonymous |November 14, 2023 - 1:00PM
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Neighborhood Intel
Cracked sidewalks, potholes, and overgrown trees: How to fix up your block
By Austin Havens-Bowen |November 3, 2023 - 12:30PM
Brooklyn condo roof
Buy
The outrageously priced Brooklyn condo that I thank god we didn't end up buying
By Mimi OConnor |November 1, 2023 - 3:30PM
Traffic lights go dark during the 2003 blackout
Live
Where were you during the 2003 blackout? New Yorkers share their stories

… outside talking about the blackout of 77 The doorman got beer for all of us and we got some relief My sister and I … and forth for an hour Ultimately my friend walked from Port Authority to my place in the East 90s We did what any high … would do We went to the closest bodega and bought all the beer and Smirnoff Ice And a lot of ice And then walked up 12 …

By Mimi OConnor |August 14, 2023 - 12:30PM