One New Yorker won $150,000 when she found out her landlord had been overcharging her. Now a bunch more tenants are using stabilization laws to get money back and pay cheaper rent.

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Residential apartment buildings are seen on July 26, 2022 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.
Residential apartment buildings are seen on July 26, 2022 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.

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Bronx medical student who suddenly got free tuition after a $1B donation says the school will be a nightmare to get into now

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Avraham Kohanzadeh will have his final semester at the Einstein College of Medicine paid for in full.

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A tiny, 115-square-foot apartment in NYC without a bathroom is renting for $1,200, and it shows just how wild the market is right now

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The size and lack of amenities in a NYC studio apartment has Instagram commenters up in arms.

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NYC has the highest concentration of millionaires worldwide. 25% of its children live in poverty, report says.

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A homeless person sits on the ground in a subway station in Manhattan on February 20, 2024.
A homeless person sits on the ground in a subway station in Manhattan on February 20, 2024.

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I'm a HENRY financial planner who makes $125,000. Here's how I manage my money — and the mistakes I see others making.

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Georgia Lord is saving for a wedding, travel, and a bigger apartment.

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NYC's commercial real estate crisis is so bad that a developer is considering turning a prime plot of land into a 150-foot billboard

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New York City.

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As homelessness spikes nationwide, at least 4 major cities have found ways to get people off the streets

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Unhoused people sleep on the streets of New York during freezing temperatures on February 16, 2018.
Unhoused people sleep on the streets of New York during freezing temperatures on February 16, 2018.

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Office-to-residential conversions have surged 357% since 2021 as billions in commercial mortgages come due

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The number of offices being converted into residential properties has skyrocketed since 2021.

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I moved to Iceland from Brooklyn 7 years ago. I feel so much safer walking round downtown at night and I'm away from the rat race.

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A photo of Jewells Chambers sitting in a bookshop in Reykjavik, Iceland in November 2023

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I volunteered to help New York City track its homeless population. Here's what I learned.

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Two homeless people sleep in a subway car at night in the Manhattan district of New York City on December 13, 2023.
Homeless people sleep in a subway car in New York City.

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