Apartment Rentals in New York City – what you need to know.
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Manhattan apartment lobbies were once grand. Of course, there were very few coops then, and no condos at all, so most of the lobbies that follow were in rental buildings around 1910. Gothamist has compiled a lovely retrospective of apartment lobbies from photos in the collection of the Museum of the City of New York. We only wish we had…
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“Discovering Columbus” is one of the most ambitious art projects the city has seen in some time. I’ll never know how the Japanese artist, Tatzu Nishi got the necessary city permits and approvals. The whole idea of creating a living room to surround the sculpture was brilliant. Here’s the summary of the project from CNN: (CNN) – The Columbus Day holiday…
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The high line boosted the rental prices nearby. Apartment rentals in Chelsea skyrocketed close to the high line. Will the LowLine do the same for the Lower East Side?
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Queens is the most ethnically diverse 115 square miles on earth. The 7 subway line, the “International Express” travels straight from Manhattan into Little India.
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Inside President Barack Obama’s Former NYC Manhattan no fee apartment. By Krisanne Alcantara Long before President Barack Obama lived at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, he lived in a beat-up two-bedroom walkup no fee rental apartment in NY, on the third floor of an Upper West Side walk-up. Like many struggling, cash-strapped college students (he was a junior at Columbia University in…
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On July 14, 2012 Frank Bruni, Op-Ed columnist for the NY Times wrote an article that adds depth to an observation that I have had in many posts on this blog. In various places, I have commented that New York City is looking much greener than in the past. I have attributed the greening of NYC to the increase in…
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Mayor Wagner made predictions for what NYC would be like 50 years in the future, in 2012. My, how time flies when you’re having fun in Fun City! Oh, that was a different mayor.
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Back when Manhattan rental apartments were $20 a month, you could be sure that they didn’t come with air conditioning. Keeping cool was a constant worry
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Your best friends from college think it’s cool that you have an apartment in NY and they want to drive by and spend some time with their old best bud. What do you do? You…
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