room-sharing

L-shaped divider with shelves and a sliding door from Manhattan Pressurized Walls

Roommates + Landlords

Temporary bookshelf walls to divide a room legally: A guide for NYC renters

By Evelyn Battaglia |July 15, 2025 - 10:30AM

Manhattan Pressurized Walls temporary wall with plexiglass window

Renovation

Turn one room into two: The insider's guide to temporary pressurized walls

By Evelyn Battaglia |May 27, 2025 - 10:30AM

Affordable Housing

Home sharing with a senior: Roommate matching program makes living in NYC more affordable

… to make living in pricey New York City more affordable For seniorsa roommate can mean an even bigger lifeline Getting … note A previous version of the article ran in February 2022 We are presenting it again in case you missed it Help … says She has lived with Loretta Halter 71 in her onebedroom rentstabilized apartment in the West Village since …

By Jennifer White Karp |April 25, 2024 - 4:30PM

Troubleshooting

How to tell if a co-living company is legit or sketchy

By Mimi OConnor |September 14, 2022 - 2:30PM

Live

My boyfriend and I live in a 500-square-foot studio. Here’s how we make it work

By Austin Havens-Bowen |September 16, 2019 - 9:00AM

Rent

These 18 New York City landlords allow temporary walls

… Walls may not talk but if they could they would tell you lots … floortoceiling or with a gap at the top is supposed to have a DOB permit even if it is temporary Sometimes it has a … Jeneralczuk Juneau says the companys building Deco East at 222 East Third St also allows flex walls The company did not …