Virginia K. Smith
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How one New Yorker is trying to buy her affordable housing dream
July 26, 2016 - 13:15 PM
Our editor shares her affordable-housing buying journey.
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What can I do if our co-op board never follows the building's bylaws?
July 25, 2016 - 09:59 AM
Co-op rules aren't made to be broken.
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Writer and Gays Against Guns organizer Tim Murphy on the joys of alternate side parking, an East Village devoid of drunk bros, and more
July 21, 2016 - 13:59 PM
"Don't just come home from your social media job and go into your Seamless and Netflix bubble."
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Can't upgrade all at once? How to plan a piece-by-piece renovation
July 21, 2016 - 08:59 AM
It might not be the best approach to home renovations, but we have tips.
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This renovated East Village townhouse comes with a lifetime tenant in tow Read More
July 20, 2016 - 15:59 PM
This sweet little East Village townhouse first caught our eye because the price, $5.75 million, seemed a little low for a house in one of the city's priciest neighborhoods. But after investigating a little further, we think we know why: The house is divided into three separate apartments, and one of them is occupied by what the listing calls a "tenant paying $500 per month for life."
How to turn your backyard into a home office
July 20, 2016 - 14:59 PM
"Shedquarters" are big all over the world. It's our turn New York.
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