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 … of buildings did you look at  … I looked at a lot of different kinds of places prewar brand new coops Bloombergera tax … was often a glorified studio And many of the places werent in convenient locations for commuting at all I didnt …

By Anonymous |August 29, 2024 - 3:45PM
I won a two bedroom in the Bronx for $655 a month in NYC's housing lottery

Bronxborn  Katherine is a 20something single mother who … for a tech company When she was 18  her mom told her about NYCs  housing lottery   After years of applying at age 26 … apartment you can create a profile and apply online via  NYC Housing Connect  Dont apply more than once or you could …

By Austin Havens-Bowen |June 26, 2024 - 9:30AM
I found out my apartment used to be rent stabilized. Here’s how I determined if it was legally deregulated

… My apartment fits the qualifications of a rentstabilized buildingit was built before 1974 there are more than six units and its not a coop or a condo buildingand it was previously rentstabilized But its not on … You can also file a case with the DHCR though there is no live trial component with those cases Himmelstein said  …

By Celia Young |April 23, 2024 - 11:00AM