State of the Brooklyn rent, April 2016: What’s causing rent increases this month?
As is customary around this time every month, Brokelyn has the high privilege and distinct honor of presenting to you the sad…
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New Years resolutions for the people and places of New York
While 2016 may be a mere one-digit adjustment on your document signatures, the meaning of the New Year runs deeper. It brings with…
See if you’re being screwed out of a rent-stabilized lease
As we've gone over before, sometimes you might be sleeping in a rent-stabilized apartment and you don't even know it.…
Brooklyn set to lead the country in apartment construction next year
If there's one thing everyone in Brooklyn can seem to agree on, it's that it's expensive to live here. How…
Over half of Brooklyn one-bedrooms cost over $2,000/month
Ah, the dream of living alone. There you are, wandering around your apartment totally nude, not worrying about a roommate…
Creepy: $450/month walk-in closet, ‘ideally for a female’
Searching through Craigslist for a room in New York is one of the more depressing endeavors you can put yourself…
Brooklyn luxury developers face uncertain future of atmospherically, not astronomically high rent
So many of the people who've come to Brooklyn in the last 15 years have come with big dreams in…
What would you do with an empty lot?
Let's say you're a city planner responsible for the development of a city whose principal gripes are income disparity, gentrification and…
Great news! Brooklyn apartment prices hit seven-year high, studio prices doubled in the last year
Okay, full disclosure, we're not actually celebrating. Real estate agents may be popping corks all around the city but we,…
Brooklyn rents rise to nightmarish new heights
Hello! Were you enjoying your Thursday? It is the day before Friday after all, and you know what they say:…