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
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
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
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

… who works for a tech company When she was 18  her mom told her about NYCs  housing lottery   After years of applying at age 26 … considering the income requirements She really wanted me to live on my own because once I moved back in with her I had …

By Austin Havens-Bowen |June 26, 2024 - 9:30AM
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Live
I never thought I'd see the woodwork from my old apartment again. Then I went into a furniture store
By Tanya Pollard |May 30, 2024 - 1:45PM
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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
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

… While I had my suspicions that my New York City apartment used to be … the previous tenants paid In 1999 a single tenant paid $676 for the entire threebedroom unit in Crown Heights In todays … now Theres nothing more frustrating or enticing to a journalist than a mystery so of course I dug deeper My apartment …

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