Inside Stories

A photo of Kayla on her couch in the Bronx.

Affordable Housing

How I won a one bedroom through NYC's housing lottery and finally have an apartment to myself

By Celia Young |October 16, 2024 - 12:30PM

The author's well-worn, six-seater Ethan Allen sleeper couch

Live

I downsized and hated it, so I moved back to my larger apartment

By Mary Lowengard |October 14, 2024 - 9:30AM

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

Manhattan skyline and Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn stock photo

Roommates + Landlords

I lived with a stranger I met on the internet—and loved it

By Celia Young |August 30, 2024 - 9:30AM

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

… all requests for anonymity … Why did you decide to buy vs rent … Ive been an owner since 2006 so Ive seen the tax … I also lived through the financial crisis of 2008 when housing prices in NYC didnt really budge all that much That … of buildings did you look at … I looked at a lot of different kinds of places prewar brand new coops Bloombergera tax …

By Anonymous |August 29, 2024 - 3:45PM

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

Rent

I won a two bedroom in the Bronx for $655 a month in NYC's housing lottery

… tech company When she was 18 her mom told her about NYCs housing lottery After years of applying at age 26 she … me to send some information including a photo of my current lease My mom wrote a letter stating that I was living in her apartment rentfree to explain why I didnt have a lease Then I had …

By Austin Havens-Bowen |June 26, 2024 - 9:30AM