This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation for our Cost of Living video series with Devonte Duncan, 27, a software engineer living in Brooklyn, New York City. It has been edited for length and clarity. When I started making six figures, I remember my friends and I would go out to eat, and the
Navigating New York City’s economy can feel like a gauntlet of minor indignities. Selling ice cream, for some reason, requires two different permits. Want to quit your gym? You may have to send a certified letter by mail. Oh, and before you haul your belongings to that storage unit, you’d better read the fine print
My three-story walk-up apartment in the West Village has some dreamy qualities: original exposed brick walls, classic crown molding, and a claw-foot tub. Perhaps best of all, it’s rent-stabilized, meaning annual rent increases are capped, and tenants retain the right to renew the lease each year. Rent for the one-bedroom, 380-square-foot space is about $2,000
As more than 800 wildfires burn across Canada, including dozens of out-of-control fires in western Ontario, the resulting smoke has worsened air quality in several parts of the United States, including the Great Lakes, the Midwest and the Northeast. Disturbing images of orange skies over New York City on Wednesday and Thursday sparked widespread concern
Buying a home doesn’t make sense for everyone, but in several highly sought-after markets, it may be more difficult to rent. Regions like the Sun Belt have seen a construction boom and, in turn, a drop in prices due to increased inventory, but in coastal cities that has not been the case. “The United States
