Bed-Stuy is NYC's most affordable 'hood for minimum wage earners

… news that your average workerlet alone one making the current minimum wage of $875hourcant afford the skyhigh rents … doesnt tell the whole story As weve written before there are still cheap deals to be found if youre persistent and … in all five boroughs that had the highest number of rentals over the past year that were actually attainable for …

By Virginia K. Smith |December 11, 2015 - 8:59AM
5 things you didn't know about Jamaica Estates, Trump's former home in suburban Queens

… York City but its actually right in the middle of Queens Jamaica Estates is an enclave that was planned by developers in the early 1900s to be a luxurious suburban escape from Manhattan This socalled planned developmentmeaning any community carefully crafted from its inception and …

By Emily Nonko |December 8, 2015 - 8:59AM
80/20 living gets trickier when you become a mom

… Park City I was 19 years old working parttime and living with my parents in Lower Manhattan where I grew up Now Im … ago I was lucky enough to snag one of the lower income apartments in a highend Battery Park building Now that same … those perks do not come cheap The average rental is nearly $6000 a month and the average condo or coop is over …

By Anonymous |December 7, 2015 - 1:59PM