From the UWS to UES: A huge rent hike forced me to leave my literary-loving nabe for the land of expensive groceries

… author Terena Elizabeth Bell was hit with an unaffordable rent increase she endured a stressful fourmonth search for a …   Ive been on the Upper West Side ever since Initially I rented a studio for five years but then upgraded to a … who lived within blocks of me Philip Roth was my first landlord in NY as well as my nextdoor neighbor until he died …

By Kelly Kreth |September 15, 2023 - 9:30AM