Peter Macari

When I first moved to the city I was living in a very trendy (i.e. expensive) neighborhood known as the Lower East Side, in a small (i.e. miniscule) room in a crappy apartment with four other people (i.e. 3 too many). By the time our lease was up, I was dying for more space.  

I moved into a room in an apartment in Bushwick along with a few friends. I had more space, for sure. And paying just $700 in rent for more space was a bonus (I was paying $950 for my half of the rent on the Lower East Side).