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

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

… also won an apartment just one block away Katherine shares her story with Austin HavensBowen Editors Note Brick … me to send some information including a photo of my current lease My mom wrote a letter stating that I was living … $25 background check fee … How much do you pay a month Are utilities included … I currently pay $671 which does not …

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

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

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

… my suspicions that my New York City apartment used to be rent stabilized I was shocked when I found out my hunch was … the previous tenants paid In 1999 a single tenant paid $676 for the entire threebedroom unit in Crown Heights In todays … it was previously rentstabilized But its not on the Rent Guidelines Boards list of rent stabilized buildings nor did …

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