Then & Now

… And the G train was extended to Church Avenue Were in the nexus of where Windsor Terrace meets Kensington and are only …

… island where having a car and a license is pretty much the only expensive ticket to freedom the subway seemed like a … we were shown It had gorgeous hardwood floors and a sunken living room It was a juniorfour meaning the second bedroom … second bedroom as my office I am a freelance writer and our boy needed his own room In 2001 as luck would have it our …

… our rowhouse in Windsor Terrace we felt like wed hit the New York real estate jackpot  We were thrilled to snag a … and I would have plenty of space Seventeen years after buying this place my love for my house has waned I suppose … first started his financial planning business we figured he could work from the third bedroom which is upstairs Tom …

… in the same building in the East Village since 1990 My current apartment is a twobedroom with a working fireplace … you jump ahead and start throwing shade note that Im not rent controlled or stabilized and my rent is a whopping $3150 a month Plus if you were to put a …

… the history of New York thats right I ended up with my current East Village digs as a result of 911  I was already … so I ended up with the place by default  At the time my rent was a reasonable $900 and change for a strippeddown one … dealing with the fact that I have outgrown my apartment and should have moved to Brooklyn years ago  Still youll have to …

… When I moved into my studio at East 69th and Second Avenue …   … in 2003 … economythey are in abundance My starting marketrate rent was $1450 and now my rent is $1825 …   … Although I … Upper East Sider for a while longer … Then Now …   explores how time illuminates the pros and cons of an apartmentand …

… something Ive been told is a bit like stucco   I work at home or at least try to and heres what its like on a typical … make our situation tolerable   For those of us who work at home they have set up two rooms far from where the workers … up in this building and they still treat it like its their home   So here I am with a great and affordable apartment in …

… When I moved into my onebedroom 700squarefoot apartment in Hells Kitchen … lounge meeting room sauna etc   The thing I do not like is how weve become so spoiled by the view that the thought of leaving is daunting But the cost of our rent which is now $2920 is something  we dread It has …