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
A day in the life of a twenty-something in New York City doesn’t always look like it does in the movies: living alone in a perfectly decorated apartment, meeting friends for dinner after a long day, and never worrying about money. To me, it’s like helping my 6-year-old niece with her science fair project or
Often a comforter comes with two matching pillowcases or a collection of pillows to create a complete set. Although it looks coordinated, it doesn’t give off the elevated look of a designer bedroom. Instead, I like to choose separate shams and pillows to match the color palette of my comforter or bedroom. I recommend creating
Now that they are older, the Cataks spend part of the year in Bosnia; Jasmin Catak stays there about five months a year, while Azra Catak stays there for three months. However, when they were in the United States, Brown wanted her parents to live as close to her as possible. Brown said her husband
Jeff Layfield spent years imagining where in the US. He and his wife would retire after leaving Hawaii. Instead, they now live in a traditional house overlooking the sea in Japan. Before retiring, the couple lived in an apartment upstairs in their parents’ home on Oahu. Layfield worked in data management for the Marine Corps,
For a while, it felt like everyone was moving south. The trend took off during the pandemic, when remote work gave more Americans the flexibility to live wherever they wanted. Many headed to states where housing was more affordable and jobs were easier to find. Southern states such as Florida, Texas, Georgia, North Carolina and