NYC's cheapest nabes for renters, dealing with your radiator, & more

By Austin Havens-Bowen | October 28, 2022 - 2:30PM

This week readers visited Brick Underground to find out New York City's most affordable neighborhoods for renters. Getting a deal in the city is especially challenging now, so Brick partnered with RentHop to pinpoint the neighborhoods in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx with the lowest median rent for one bedrooms.

Also of interest: Tips for dealing with a radiator that's too hot, noisy, or is running cold.

Here are this week's top five posts:

1) Searching for a cheap NYC rental? Here are the city’s most affordable neighborhoods for renters

2) 6 things you really need to know about your NYC radiators

3) I'm moving out and my landlord asked me to sign a release form. What's the deal?

4) 5 houses for sale in Beacon, NY, an artsy Hudson Valley town

5) What to know about buying in Flushing, Queens, a budget-friendly area bustling with new development

Austin Havens-Bowen

Staff Writer

Staff writer Austin Havens-Bowen covers the rental market and answers renters' questions in a column called Realty Bites. He previously reported on local news for the Queens Ledger and The Hunts Point Express in the Bronx. He graduated from Hunter College with a BA in media studies. He rents a one-bedroom apartment in Astoria with his boyfriend and their two cats.

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