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Affordable Housing

How I won a $444 UWS studio in NYC's affordable housing lottery

By Lcee |December 19, 2023 - 12:30PM

Neighborhood Intel

The vegetable garden on my Brooklyn roof deck is my pride and joy. Here's how I created it

By Emily Myers |September 29, 2022 - 1:30PM

My lease is up, my roommate left, and my landlord won't respond

By Emily Myers |April 30, 2020 - 9:30AM

Hand pushing elevator buttons.

I live in a five-floor NYC townhouse with a private elevator

By Mimi OConnor |June 27, 2023 - 12:30PM

Our crazy Brooklyn rental hunt: We kept losing places to others willing to pay more and sign longer leases

By Emily Myers |March 22, 2022 - 9:30AM

A bed on the white background

I’ve lived in an illegal, windowless bedroom for the past year. Here’s why I stayed

By Celia Young |February 21, 2025 - 9:30AM

We got an 'insane deal' on an Upper East Side rental with a discount and upgrades

By Emily Myers |February 18, 2021 - 9:30AM

Open house paparazzi: Point and shoot--or ask first?

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By Margot Slade |April 20, 2011 - 8:15AM

A row of Brooklyn apartment buildings.

Roommates + Landlords

My NYC rental felt unsafe, but a squatter using the basement as a bathroom was the last straw

By Celia Young |August 7, 2023 - 1:30PM

The accidental fire-escape gardener

… survive much longer and theres no way theyll make it inside On the other hand these plants are New Yorkers They … out the window in my coat and water them again … See all Inside Stories … Rent … Live … Improve … Inside Stories … outdoor space … rentals … renting … The …

By Amanda Green |November 12, 2010 - 7:31AM