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Forget booking a sightseeing tour. I lived in New York for 20 years, and this $4.50 ferry is the best way to see the city.

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A NYC Ferry traveling on the East River with the Manhattan Bridge and skyscrapers in the background.
As a longtime local, I think the NYC commuter ferry is the best way to sightsee in the city.

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Ken Griffin owns NYC's priciest condo. Mamdani wants to hike his property taxes — and others'.

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A picture of a Manhattan apartment building
220 Central Park West

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As a New York City local, there are 5 things I wish tourists would stop doing when they visit

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Empty crosswalk in New York City
I've seen tourists make a lot of the same mistakes when they visit New York City.

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A millennial spent $1 million converting a Tribeca loft into a swanky bachelor pad — and just sold it for $6.9 million

Tech Insider : Business, Style
Tech entrepreneur Alfonso Cobo and the NYC apartment he renovated.
Alfonso Cobo bought the apartment for $4.6 million and spent another $1 million in renovations.

Tim Lenz

At Pitch and Run, VC Nihal Mehta is creating a community for founders and investors to connect over exercise.

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A joined photo of a group of runners on the left, and VC Nihal Mehta on the right
 

Nihal Mehta, Eniac Ventures

New York City's Meatpacking District will say goodbye to its last meatpacker — and a 60-story tower could be on its way

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meatpacker working on hanging meats
John Jobbagy, whose family has been working in the Meatpacking District for more than 120 years, is one of the last meatpackers left there.

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I bought a $3.25 million home as a single woman. Homeownership is an investment in my future.

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Jessica Chestler in a side by side photo of her Williamsburg condo.
In 2022, NYC real estate agent Jessica Chestler purchased this $3.25 million condo in Williamsburg.

Courtesy of Jessica Chestler

I moved alone from NYC to the suburbs of Pennsylvania. I love it, but it's been filled with a mixed bag of surprises.

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Amory Rose smiling
I've found so much joy living in the suburbs but it hasn't all been smooth-sailing.

Amory Rose

I visited The Container Store to see why sales are down. The selection was incredible, but the prices were higher than I expected.

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Outside The Container Store in New York City.
The Container Store storefront on Sixth Avenue in New York City.

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She was still in college when she started applying for the housing lottery. Now, she pays $1,600 for a 1-bedroom apartment in NYC.

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A close-up of the living area in the apartment.
Ceronne Mitchell won an apartment in Queens through the affordable-housing lottery.

Molly Stromoski for NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development

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