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Troubleshooting
How can you make sure your roommates are actually paying their bills?
By Virginia K. Smith |May 26, 2016 - 8:59AM
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Small Spaces
An illegal gas problem on the Upper East Side, staying sane in a micro-apartment, and more
By Virginia K. Smith |May 12, 2016 - 10:59AM
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Buy
You can now buy the site of the East Village explosion
By Virginia K. Smith |March 7, 2016 - 3:30PM
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Troubleshooting
People were finally arrested over that East Village gas explosion
By Virginia K. Smith |February 11, 2016 - 1:09PM
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Beware Brooklynites: "Slammers" may be back to scam you
By Lucy Cohen Blatter |November 19, 2015 - 9:59AM
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Products + Test-drives
Serenity Now: Why you should pay startups to deal with all your customer service hassles
By Virginia K. Smith |October 13, 2015 - 1:59PM
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The Market
21 hidden costs to watch out for during your next move

… the basicsa security deposit for your new place the cost of movers and boxes beer and pizza for the friend you roped … at every stage of the process from stripping down your old apartment to settling into the new one … Leaving your old … to find a cheaper apartment they wind up spending a fortune on cabs to their new place A friend just moved from …

By Virginia K. Smith |July 20, 2015 - 8:59AM
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My Con Ed bill is suspiciously high. What do I do?
By Virginia K. Smith |July 6, 2015 - 12:59PM
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Time to nix the landline? The pros and cons of bidding farewell to the 212 (or 718)
By Beth Stebner |June 2, 2015 - 8:59AM
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One new roommate fear to add to your list: they might have a secret baby
By Virginia K. Smith |March 31, 2015 - 12:05PM