Paying Rent
Would You Pay $1,650/Month for 80 Square Feet and a Hallway Bathroom on the LES?
All utilities (except Wi-Fi) included!
‘Landlords Just Went Wild’: A Brief History of Vacancy Deregulation in New York
NYC real estate interests are currently putting on a full court press to raise rents in regulated apartments. History shows this creates utter chaos.
Powerful New York Lawmakers Call for Good Cause Eviction—Kind Of
Meanwhile, Governor Kathy Hochul has been skeptical of passing new tenant protections.
NYC’s Airbnb Law Has Thinned Out Listings. But Can It Bring Down Rents?
If all short-term rentals could be instantly converted to regular rental housing, it would nearly triple the city’s number of available units.
Official Government Report: It’s Damn Near Impossible to Find an Apartment in NYC
So far, the official government position has been to do jack shit about it.
Lucy’s Is Being Evicted. Do the Landlords Care?
"It was an institution there, but I guess things come to an end at some time."
Would You Rent This Tiny Upper Manhattan Studio for $1,500 a Month
An apartment that's so small that getting out of bed would put you right in the kitchen is what's considered a steal these days.
A Private Equity Firm Bought This East Village Apartment Complex. A Year Later, Most of the Original Tenants Are Gone
Good Cause Eviction laws would have helped keep those tenants in their homes, and made life for remaining tenants easier.
Three Inches of Water in a Flooded Basement Apartment and Nowhere Else to Go: ‘It Feels Like We’re Forgotten’
Tania knows her basement floods when it rains. But she doesn’t know where else she can go.
Scenes From an Open House for a $1,899/Month Little Italy Studio Apartment With a Bathtub in the Kitchen
Manhattan rents are at a "tipping point." Has it affected the market for studios with bathtubs in the kitchen?
