Mary Lowengard

A New Yorker is shocked to learn her gas stove produces about the same amount of pollution as a cow.

A long-time New Yorker explains how she asserted herself with her contractor during a co-op renovation.

A New Yorker recalls the year that her holiday tipping was remarkably easy, thanks to a wad of cash that she found—only to find out she had made a big (and expensive) blunder.

A long-time NYC renter puts up with a lack of amenities—and suffers a lot of drama—in her rent-stabilized building so she can pursue her career as an artist.

Swapping your NYC apartment is a time-tested way to travel domestically or abroad affordably and it offers you the added pandemic benefit of being able to skip crowded hotels and also limit your meals among unmasked diners in restaurants. But depending on whether you live in a NYC co-op, condo, or rental, there may be prohibitions against swapping.

Last summer, during the pandemic, our writer found a way to be on the beach at least once and sometimes twice a week. Here are her secrets to hacking a beach vacation, even a summer rental share.