room-sharing

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

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

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

… your strategy might be to divide and conquer an apartmentand squeeze in a roommate or threeto turn a place you cant afford into one that you can One of the ways to do this is to put up a …

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

Affordable Housing

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

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

Troubleshooting

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

… Melanie Wilkerson a former renter at Bedlya coliving company that abruptly went belly … happen despite repeated complaints and in one case a new tenant moved in after midnight When all was said and done 11 … by some as the solution to an outdated and restrictive rental market coliving is popular in New York City …

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

By Donna M. Airoldi |December 27, 2018 - 10:00AM

Rent

Would you rent this two bedroom, two bath, in a converted loft building in Bed-Stuy, for $3,000?

By Jennifer White Karp |October 3, 2018 - 9:00AM

Improve

Beyond the bunk bed: How to create the perfect space for siblings sharing a room

By Jennifer Laing |August 17, 2017 - 12:00PM

Kids + Pets

One family’s ingenious solution to the sibling room-sharing dilemma

By Elizabeth G. |December 28, 2015 - 2:19PM

Improve

How to create separate study spaces in a shared bedroom

… founder of Gotham Organizers some tips for turning a shared bedroom into a homeworkappropriate study hall Most shared childrens bedrooms are crowded spaces filled to the … … room-sharing … How to create separate study spaces in a shared bedroom …

By Jen Laing |September 11, 2015 - 12:59PM