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Brooklyn apartment buildings
The Search
Understanding net effective rent: Here's how to calculate your real monthly rent
By Jennifer White Karp |March 26, 2025 - 4:00PM
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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

… City to find independence and community She rented a cheap room she found on Facebook but discovered after moving in … there began to really affect me  My room really cuts me off from the outside world I dont have access to sunlight or … uncomfortable It gets stuffy in there and probably at least 10 degrees hotter than the outside I sweat profusely …

By Celia Young |February 21, 2025 - 9:30AM
nyc old and new buildings
Negotiating + Financing
What is a mortgage recording tax? Are there ways to reduce it?
By Brick Underground |February 18, 2025 - 12:30PM
NYC apartment building
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
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
By Kelly Kreth |November 20, 2024 - 2:30PM