Inside Stories

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Neighborhood Intel
I’ve been a NYC doorman for 22 years. This is what I think about holiday tipping
By Kelly Kreth |November 20, 2024 - 2:30PM
Postman transferring packages to the doorman of a residential building on Madison Avenue
Live
What it's like to live in a NYC doorman building
By Nikki M. Mascali |November 11, 2024 - 4:00PM
A photo of Kayla on her couch in the Bronx.
Affordable Housing
How I won a one bedroom through NYC's housing lottery and finally have an apartment to myself
By Celia Young |October 16, 2024 - 12:30PM
The author's well-worn, six-seater Ethan Allen sleeper couch
Live
I downsized and hated it, so I moved back to my larger apartment
By Mary Lowengard |October 14, 2024 - 9:30AM
moving boxes
Neighborhood Intel
4 sublets, 3 months, 2 kids: A Park Slope mom's adventures in short-term rentals
By Jennifer White Karp |September 26, 2024 - 4:00PM
A handheld gas detector
Live
Gas was seeping through our walls and my family is lucky our neighbor took action
By Emily Myers |September 19, 2024 - 12:30PM
Manhattan skyline and Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn stock photo
Roommates + Landlords
I lived with a stranger I met on the internet—and loved it
By Celia Young |August 30, 2024 - 9:30AM
New York City on a hazy day in summer, following traffic on Nostrand Avenue in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.
Buy
Starting over: A divorced dad's honest take on finding a new neighborhood and buying a condo in NYC
By Anonymous |August 29, 2024 - 3:45PM
Inside stories
The Search
From owners to renters (twice): A couple says they will never buy in NYC again
By Marjorie Cohen |July 29, 2024 - 3:00PM
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Affordable Housing
I won a $908 studio in Long Island City in NYC's housing lottery, but I didn't count on the culture shock
By Austin Havens-Bowen |July 23, 2024 - 1:00PM