As summer approaches, New York City rental prices are heating up right alongside the temperatures. With supply tightening, the average Manhattan rent has risen by 3.27% compared to this time last year—and just over the past month alone, the average rent jumped 1.52%, from $4,798 to $4,871, accord...
In New York City, it can sometimes seem like luminaries are trading apartments or moving into each other’s old homes. That is certainly the case for a four-bedroom apartment at The Osborne: In 2015, decades after celebrated composer/conductor Leonard Bernstein lived there with his family while co...
At the end of 2024, a report from New York City Tourism + Conventions found that New York City was the most-visited large city in the United States. But between high-profile detentions of tourists, President Trump’s threats to annex Canada, and increasingly hostile policies towards the LGBTQ+ com...
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New York City's residential apartment market is always evolving, with some neighborhoods maintaining their dominance while others experience notable shifts. In the condo market, Downtown neighborhoods remain among the most expensive, despite a slight decline in price per square foot year-over-yea...
New York City condos can be a great investment, which explains why many condo units are owned by individual investors and investment companies. Still, whether you're an investor or a resident owner, yielding a high return will likely rest on timing. So, how soon is too soon to sell a condo recent...
If you’re selling a New York City property, there’s a good chance you’ll see a strong return on your initial investment. But before you start planning how to spend your profits or reinvest, it’s important to account for the significant closing costs involved. In NYC, closing costs go beyond broke...
After President Trump announced a pause on many planned reciprocal tariffs, the reeling markets seemed to calm down. That applies to the New York housing market as well: On the second week of April 2025, Manhattan recorded over $538 million in apartment and townhouse contracts signed, a 15% week-...
Tucked away in the Lower East Side, the hidden passageways, alleys, and mews of this historic neighborhood serve as remnants of New York City’s ever-evolving cultural tapestry. Among them, Freeman Alley stands as a very special living testament to the city’s street art scene—a space where politic...
April 11 is observed as National Pet Day all over the country, and comes at a time when New York City and State have been burnishing their pet-friendly credentials. In October 2024, a bill introduced by City Councilmember Shaun Abreu would amend the city’s Earned Safe and Sick Time Act to allow p...
The New York City subway map just got its first major redesign in half a century, and it’s a big step toward making the system easier to navigate. Created by the MTA’s in-house design team, the new map uses bold colors, clean lines, and a simpler layout that nods to Massimo Vignelli’s iconic 1972...
In early April 2025, MAG Partners, the real estate developer founded by MaryAnne Gilmartin, unveiled new renderings of Mabel, its latest residential project. The seven-story building, rises from a prominent site at 335 Eighth Avenue at the corner of West 26th Street. The red-brick building brings...
It stinks to be known for an odor, but for over a century, Gowanus was defined by the polluted canal running through its core. That said, it’s now one of Brooklyn’s most closely watched real estate frontiers. With the Superfund project 15 years in, working to clean the canal, and a sweeping rezon...
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