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Union Square in NYC is a vibrant, multi-recreational community.
Thanks to multiple events that happen there on a frequent basis, this location is a favorite place for New Yorkers and New York celebrities.
One of the major events recurring events is the Green Market.
This market brings together the best New York local farmers and [...]

Let’s talk size.  Let’s talk urban.. suburban. Let’s talk diversity and lifestyle. Let’s talk Brooklyn!
In recent years, the Brooklyn rental market has been bombarded with tenants looking to move out of Manhattan into Brooklyn.  What’s happening?  People are looking for better deals.. more space for less money!
Many times clients have a misconception that ‘big n bad’ [...]

A great broker will make finding an apartment easy and delightful, while a terrible broker will be a disaster and provide frustration.
Brokers have tons  listings of apartments for rent in New York that will take him or her 15-30 minutes to tally up a selection that fits your criteria.  Brokers that have been in the [...]

Some of us jump through hoops looking for an apartment to rent in New York, only to find out we need to break our lease.  Unless you’re moving out early because you’re being deployed by the military, chances are you’ll be faced with paying for the months left on your lease.  This means you’re left [...]

Where in Manhattan do you find a 1 bedroom or a studio apartment in a luxury doorman building with a fitness center and laundry for under $2000 a month, not to mention great views and a possible outdoor space? You are probably thinking it doesn’t exist or it’s a bait and switch Craigslist advertisement.
Roosevelt Island [...]

These days many New York City apartment buildings offer tenants the opportunity to pay rent with a credit card.  While this may seem ideal, it’s important to keep in mind the possible downside of adding rent to your credit card bill.  The obvious benefit of paying rent with a credit card is that you can [...]

If you’re looking to rent an apartment in Manhattan and yearn for the holy grail of square footage and good location consider Hell’s Kitchen, where plenty of decent apartments are renting at a reasonable price.  Over the last 10 years the neighborhood has gone through its fair share of gentrification bringing to the once dicey [...]

Coming across a solid apartment to rent in New York City is hard enough without also having to deal with getting your security deposit back from the apartment you’re moving out of.  Unfortunately once in a while you run into a landlord who somehow “forgets” to send your security deposit back.  Some people see this as [...]

This is a brief analysis on the Upper East Side Second Avenue Subway Line construction on how it affects and will affect New York apartment rentals now and in the future.
Presently:
With a fragile economy and the train construction on the Upper East side (namely, Second Avenue or on any street that intersects with Second [...]

Every time I walk the streets of Upper East Side I get the urge to sing Beyonce’s song “All the single Ladies.”
And why is that? Well, my personal conclusion is this: Being a woman in NYC is very expensive and thanks to a large selection of rent stabilized and rent controlled apartments on the Upper [...]