Emily Myers

The city has secured $6.5 million to turn a former FDNY firehouse in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, into a non-profit music school.

Rents in NYC keep going up with fewer concessions being offered. That’s because reluctant buyers continue to crowd into the rental market, making it harder to find a well-priced apartment.

All buildings undergoing major roof renovations are now required to install solar panels, green roofs, or some combination of the two in order to comply with NYC’s new green roof laws. The changes mainly affect new construction but if a building is being expanded to include new floors (like a penthouse addition), or the roof is entirely replaced, the renovation will need to meet the new requirements. 

Co-ops have a reputation for requiring pages of tax returns and financial statements from years past, as well as personal and professional recommendations prior to an interview. In recent years, condo packages have started requiring similar amounts of paperwork and in some cases, even an interview. Here’s what you will be expected to provide as part of your application when you are buying a NYC condo or co-op plus tips on best practice for some of the paperwork.

The relocation of homeless New Yorkers to Newark has been halted while discussions take place about how the program is implemented.

The apartment, 403 East 62nd St., #11/12D, is listed as a two bedroom and the asking price is $800,000, which is well below the current median of $1,850,000 for similar-sized apartments in the neighborhood. Here's the rub—the dimensions of the second bedroom do not meet the legal requirements for a bedroom.