Inside Stories

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Affordable Housing
Squatters made our life hell so we're fixing our building and kicking our landlord out
By Emily Myers |September 7, 2022 - 9:30AM
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Neighbors
My favorite neighbor moved to Florida—and I had no idea how much I would miss her
By Annabel Lee |September 1, 2022 - 3:45PM
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The Search
Our crazy Brooklyn rental hunt: We kept losing places to others willing to pay more and sign longer leases
By Emily Myers |March 22, 2022 - 9:30AM
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Affordable Housing
The landlord from hell, and why my friend still lives in his building
By Mary Lowengard |December 28, 2021 - 10:30AM
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Second Homes
My family left NYC during the pandemic and we're staying away for one more year
By Marjorie Cohen |May 3, 2021 - 1:30PM
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Live
My ex-pat family of five could have left NYC—but we’re still here
By Emily Myers |March 23, 2021 - 9:30AM
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The Market
We got an 'insane deal' on an Upper East Side rental with a discount and upgrades
By Emily Myers |February 18, 2021 - 9:30AM
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Buy
We quarantined in a studio and saved enough to buy a luxury condo
By Emily Myers |January 29, 2021 - 12:30PM
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Rent
I negotiated a lower rent when renewing my lease. Here’s how I did it
By Austin Havens-Bowen |December 28, 2020 - 1:30PM
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Rent
I seized the opportunity to rent in Manhattan and get everything I wanted

… moving to Long Island City near his field office or to Manhattan where the commute would still be reasonable With … Ive been with 14 yearsif I could transfer to the NYC metro area One of the options was to work out of a small … feet I thought Im not that worried about the virus and rents are plummeting making it the best time to live in …

By Emily Myers |November 24, 2020 - 1:30PM