Virginia K. Smith
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6 ways to live rent-free (or at a serious discount) in NYC
September 21, 2015 - 08:59 AM
One of the most common ways to land a free or heavily discounted spot in a building is to take on a gig as its manager or superintendent.
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Nothing can prepare you for life in New York (and that's a good thing), says Urban Planner Julia Vitullo-Martin Read More
September 18, 2015 - 13:59 PM
If you want to get a dose of reality about our ever surreal city, there's no better person to talk to than an urban planner.
Calling all history buffs: the Museum of the City of New York's affordable housing exhibit opens today
September 18, 2015 - 13:15 PM
The term "affordable housing" as it applies in New York a bit of a head scratcher. The city's complex, rather Byzantine network of subsidized housing includes public housing, options for buyers like Mitchell-Lamas and HDFCs, rentals in 80/20 buildings, and apartments so expensive (think $1,900/month studios) that the very definition of "affordability" itself gets called into question.
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The lure of the South Bronx, how roommates share a miniscule space, and more Read More
September 18, 2015 - 10:59 AM
On your next apartment hunt, don't discount the South Bronx (NYT)
If these two girls can live in a 350 square foot apt, you can make your tiny studio work (NYP)
The Fed says: rates won't be going up just yet (Crain's)
Rentals as cheap as $833/month in a luxury new Williamsburg building—how to apply now Read More
September 18, 2015 - 09:59 AM
Hoping to live right near the epicenter of Bedford Ave. on the cheap? Applications opened today for 19 subsidized rentals at 223 North 8th Street, per a listing on NYC Housing Connect.
People in the suburbs: they're just like us (mostly)
September 17, 2015 - 15:59 PM
A new survey of American's housing pet peeves sounds awfully familiar...
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