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6 Clever Hacks for Making Your Apartment Look Larger

Home Optimization May 26, 2014

The true trick to having your dream New York City apartment space isn't to have the perfect location and an unlimited budget - it's to make the most of the space you already have. If you're feeling cramped in...

5 Must-Have Pieces of Exercise Equipment for an Apartment

Home Living May 6, 2014

Unless you’re a trainer or professional athlete, you probably have difficulty finding time to work out in the course of a day. This goes double if the home or apartment building in which you live doesn’t have an attached...

Four Tips for Cooking in Your Small Kitchen

Home Living April 28, 2014

Wherever you live in New York City, chances are good that there are great places to eat out nearby, and that your kitchen is really small. We know Manhattanites eat out an awful lot – based on data we...

Six Tips for Subletting Your Apartment

Home Living April 7, 2014

Subletting your apartment can be a difficult task, especially in New York City. Just finding people you’d be willing to sublet to can be hard. The landlord may not want to allow it; she negotiated with you and may...

Meet the Neighbors

Home Living October 9, 2013

Moving to New York City, I was pretty sure that my life would be exactly like the TV shows in which young twenty-somethings move into amazing apartments and make lifelong friends. I know these sitcoms are shot on a...

How to break free from a bad lease

How to Guides October 16, 2012

Need some tips on how to break free from a bad lease? Check out our advice on Boston.com. (Note: This article is no longer available on their platform) Our advice appeals to those searching in Boston, but also applies to...