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No offense to our newest "global ambassador" Taylor Swift, but when it comes to advice for New York newbies, there are some things you *might* not know if you moved straight from Nashville into a $20 million Tribeca penthouse. Things like how to work out for $10 or less a month, spotting the BS when a broker lists a Bed-Stuy apartment as "Williamsburg-adjacent," finding a roommate who isn't a nutjob (because you can't afford to live alone yet), and how to make any landlord love you (this is key—trust).
Want Windsor Terrace but are priced out? According to the New York Times, which ran a story recently about buyers heading back to Manhattan because they're finding properties too expensive in Brooklyn, you might fare better in Washington Heights instead.
In this new feature, we check in with accomplished longtime New Yorkers and get them to talk about two things locals are obsessed about: real estate and neighborhoods.
Airbnb has been feeling the heat lately, but no question it's still a great way to snag a fun rental someplace else and make like a local. Refinery 29 gathered 30 quirky listings on the short-term rental site and boy, are we ready to get away, too. Our favorites?