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

… My ex moved herself and the kids to Peter Cooper Village in Manhattan while I started subletting a room in Prospect … I knew I could afford something in the $400s to upper $500s Those financial limitations helped narrow my search … … all requests for anonymity … Why did you decide to buy vs rent … Ive been an owner since 2006 so Ive seen the 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

… also won an apartment just one block away Katherine shares her story with Austin HavensBowen Editors Note Brick … considering the income requirements She really wanted me to live on my own because once I moved back in with her I had … when applying to the apartments in the borough where you live I also put overcrowding as my reason for applying …

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