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

… crime and trouble of our South Bronx neighborhood helped me realize that it was time to move out Luckily for me my aunts … Regardless I dressed to impress with a white buttondown and black slacks paired with matching black patentleather heels … I have access to all the amenities including the gym and roof deck I went and visited the building as soon as I could …

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

… one block away Katherine shares her story with Austin HavensBowen Editors Note Brick Undergrounds Inside Stories … ran in September 2019 We are presenting it again in case you missed it … Why was your mom so adamant about you … apartment … How did you find out you were selected What documents did you need to qualify … I was contacted by email …

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

… While I had my suspicions that my New York City apartment used to be rent stabilized I was shocked when I found out my hunch was right But what was even more surprising was …

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