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Rent
Why I moved to NYC from Miami: To finish school and feel free to be myself
By Kelly Kreth |September 20, 2024 - 9:30AM
The concept of moving rooms and new houses, Asian teenage and elderly women, mother and daughter are chatting During the use of the laptop. stock photo
Roommates + Landlords
As a personal guarantor, how much does my kid’s NYC landlord really need to know about my finances?
By Celia Young |August 13, 2024 - 12:30PM
Old colorful buildings with fire ladder and trees on New-york manhattan, Upper East Side, buildings front house
Roommates + Landlords
Can I leave my roommate from hell without being responsible for the rest of the rent?
By Celia Young |July 5, 2024 - 12:30PM
New York City style apartment buildings exterior view with windows and fire escapes
The Search
Rents grew seven times faster than wages in NYC last year
By Celia Young |May 8, 2024 - 11:30AM
A Manhattan street of traditional apartment buildings.
Affordable Housing
Facing housing voucher bias? Here’s how the NYC Commission on Human Rights can help

… can also read our stories on bias against voucher holders how to report voucher bias how to make sense of your voucher … paperwork how to rent an apartment with a voucher and how agents should treat voucher holders … What illegal … or those where a renter asked for help CCHR also gets referrals from community organizations including Unlock NYC …

By Celia Young |April 30, 2024 - 3:00PM
Close-up view of New York City style apartment buildings with emergency stairs along Mott Street in Chinatown neighborhood of Manhattan, New York, United States. stock photo
Roommates + Landlords
What rights do squatters have in New York?
By Celia Young |April 8, 2024 - 10:30AM
Beautiful sunset after heavy rain shot in East Harlem, New York.
Affordable Housing
How to freeze your rent through two NYC programs
By Celia Young |April 3, 2024 - 1:30PM
A rendering of the eight buildings in the Far Rockaway, Queens development project dubbed the Rockaway Village Apartments.
Affordable Housing
Housing lottery launches for 155 rent-stabilized apartments in Far Rockaway, Queens
By Celia Young |March 21, 2024 - 9:05AM
A gavel on a wooden desk.
Neighborhood Intel
3 legal battles could spell big changes for property taxes and housing vouchers in NYC
By Celia Young |March 20, 2024 - 1:20PM