In ‘Katy Keene,’ an aspiring fashion designer tries her luck in NYC but the real estate is a bad fit

… scenes set in Katys apartmentmakes it clear the characters arent in Riverdale anymore We quickly learn that Katy is a … aspiring Broadway actor gets the huge bedroom because his parents own the building and the corner bodega Sweet deal A … not quite as massive as the one depicted in the show will rent for about $2500$3000 Split two or three ways could …

By Kelly Kreth |February 11, 2020 - 12:00PM
On NBC’s ‘Sunnyside,’ the rent is too high, NYC life is hard, and the gags keep it real

… As the youngest Queens council member ever elected Modis 15year run ends when hes arrested for public intoxication A … Street station he has to figure out a way to pay rent to sleep on her couch  He takes to the Internet to … friends hanging out at her place Its not clear if she is rents or owns but the colorful walls and decorating choices …

By Kelly Kreth |October 16, 2019 - 1:00PM
Reality checking the real estate in Lifetime's new psychological thriller, 'YOU'

… glorious sunfilled groundfloor studio downtown at fictional 171 Bank Street While the amazingly high ceilings are true … Tom that made me give up my York Avenue apartment  Joe apparently lives just blocks from the shop in an old tenement … $1795 when I left in 2012 Units in that same building are renting in the low $2000s now  Overall Id say on a scale …

By Kelly Kreth |September 13, 2018 - 3:00PM
How the web series "Horace and Pete" reflects a changing Brooklyn

… a Brooklyn bar that has been run by their family for 100 years and always by a Horace and a Pete The drama is … hole The conversation is very much plugged into the current political and social climate with characters discussing … list of some of the places that have vanished due to rising rents and new development In episode four Pete references a …

By Alanna Schubach |April 5, 2016 - 12:59PM
Orange is the New Black's Jessica Pimentel has seen gentrification first hand and feels priced out of Carroll Gardens

… her firsthand view of gentrification and more … 1  What neighborhood do you live in … Red Hook Brooklyn … 2 Is this your dream …

By Julie Inzanti |January 8, 2016 - 9:59AM