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Small Projects + DIY
My attempt to grow a lawn from seed in my tiny front yard
By Mimi OConnor |March 19, 2025 - 3:30PM
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Renovation
How much should you renovate your NYC apartment before selling it?
By Evelyn Battaglia |March 14, 2025 - 9:30AM
Inside stories
The Search
From owners to renters (twice): Why we will never buy in NYC again
By Marjorie Cohen |February 26, 2025 - 2:30PM
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The Search
I’ve lived in an illegal, windowless bedroom for the past year. Here’s why I stayed
By Celia Young |February 21, 2025 - 9:30AM
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Negotiating + Financing
What is a mortgage recording tax? Are there ways to reduce it?
By Brick Underground |February 18, 2025 - 12:30PM
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The Market
The pros and cons of renting in a NYC condo or co-op building
By Jennifer White Karp |February 5, 2025 - 12:30PM
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Renovation
7 ways to get small jobs done in your NYC apartment if you're not handy
By Mary Lowengard |January 27, 2025 - 1:30PM
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Neighborhood Intel
What to know about the ongoing discriminatory practice of redlining in NYC

… disparity … Not just in the past … Getting financing to buy a house or apartment is a crucial step in the process … neighborhoods increased Parts of Brooklyn Queens the Lower East Side and Harlem lost opportunities for investment due to redlining …

By Emily Myers |January 20, 2025 - 10:30AM
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Neighborhood Intel
I’ve been a NYC doorman for 22 years. This is what I think about holiday tipping

… We are presenting it again in case you missed it … What he thinks of renters who skimp on holiday tips … Out of all the … somewhere and they want a photo for social media … What he thinks of the very small and very large tips … I think the smallest tip I ever got was $10 and the biggest …

By Kelly Kreth |November 20, 2024 - 2:30PM
An apartment building and the World Trade Center One building in the background at twilight in Lower Manhattan.
Live
New Yorkers on terrifying or supernatural experiences in their apartments
By Kelly Kreth |October 31, 2024 - 9:45AM