I live next to a day care and work from home. Here's why I’m not tearing my hair out

… recently I asked a lot of questions about our new Brooklyn rental In the past Ive had some very bad experiences as a New York City renterits one of the reasons I write about real estateso … next to the ocean In a way they were right Maybe thats why we dont notice noise from the day care The traffic makes …

By Jennifer White Karp |October 16, 2020 - 12:30PM
From Greenwood Heights to Windsor Terrace: Giving up amenities for more space and proximity to Prospect Park

… Windsor Terrace Heres how the two neighborhoods compare I lived on 19th Street and Fourth Avenue for a year and a half … of eating inno other eatery had my views Lots of places delivered to my building My gotos for takeout were Fuel Energy Empanada Loca and Kiku For food shopping there was a Keyfood supermarket on Fifth …

By Kelly Kreth |September 24, 2020 - 9:30AM
6 ways to break your NYC apartment lease

… another state Whatever the reason breaking a lease isnt a simple proposition and you need to be aware of certain … pitfalls For starters landlords are going to have a tough time filling your vacant apartment so they are not as … the past to let you out of your lease According to The Elliman Report for Manhattan Brooklyn and Queens for August the …

By Emily Myers |September 23, 2020 - 12:30PM
I lived next to a junkyard and a chicken factory because of the cheap rent

… When Ruth Shin and her husband moved to Brooklyn 20 years ago … When I was in my 20s in the early 2000s my husband and I lived in a Manhattan studio apartment that was less than 300 … and bathroom There were four apartments on our floor and we lived above a sweatshop We would hear the humming of sewing …

By Kelly Kreth |September 11, 2020 - 2:30PM