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the rent

Oct 5

Financial District Residents Couldn’t Care Less About Rent Breaks

Are you sick and tired of people complaining about the crippling rents they pay? And the fact that said rents
By Kim Velsey
Sep 13

August Is a Disgusting Month To Move In And Other Truths Found In Manhattan Rental Reports

Who wants to move in August?  No one even wants to be in the muggy cesspool of the city, let
By Kim Velsey
Jul 12

Manhattan Renters Beware! You’re In For A Scare

Watching the Manhattan rental market is like watching Saw. It’s fascinating and terrible and nauseating all at the same time.
By Kim Velsey
You probably can't afford it (pietroizzo, flickr)
May 9

The Rent May Be Too Damn High, But it’s Getting Higher

By Kim Velsey
Decision time. Will the Supreme Court hear the rent control case? (IslesPunkFan, flickr)
Apr 16

Does the End of Rent Control Start Today? Supreme Court Will Decide Whether or Not to Hear UWS Suit

By Kim Velsey
Fifty-five bucks to live here? Hot damn! (PropertyShark)
Mar 19

At $55 a Month, This May Be the Cheapest Apartment in New York, Let Alone Soho

By Michael Ewing
Affordable housing? (Turduckern/Flickr)
Mar 15

Five Borough Living Actually Kinda Cheap (By Certain Measures)

By Michael Ewing
Le Jardin! Get it! Because there's a garden! And Brooklyn is somehow vaguely French!!!
Feb 16

From Jackpot to Jackboot: Williamsburg Condo Buyers Ditched for Rentals

By Michael Ewing
Not cheap.
Feb 8

Hell Has Frozen Over Because Manhattan Rents Haven’t

By Elise Knutsen
Jimmy McMillan
Jan 25

Jimmy McMillan Wants His “Damn” Back

By Steve Huff
SoHo (Photo from TravelAdventures.org)
Nov 9

Is That Rent-Controlled Soho Loft Really Worth It?

By Elise Knutsen
Starting at $3,340—below average!
Nov 9

Are Rents Headed Down?

By Matt Chaban
I'll take it! (Brownstoner)
Oct 19

Site Unseen! Renters So Desperate, They Sign on the Floor Plans

By Elise Knutsen
Jimmy McMillan.
Aug 5

Jimmy McMillan: ‘I Live in Brooklyn’ [Video]

By Matt Chaban
May 5

Burn! The Problem with Charging Renters for Heating Oil

By Matt Chaban
Feb 24

At Rent Rally, Williams Says Cuomo, Bloomberg ‘Disdain’ Middle, Working Classes [Video]

By Amanda Sterling
Jan 28

They Don't Make Rentals Like They Used To (They're Actually Pretty Nice These Days)

By Matt Chaban
Jan 20

We're Running Out of Rentals, Too!

By Matt Chaban
Jan 7

BroBos in Paradise: The Rent Is Too Damn Perfect

By Matt Chaban
Nov 29

Presenting ‘Damn: A Feature Length Documentary About Jimmy McMillan’ [VIDEO]

By David Freedlander
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