Envy Apartment

Welcome to Curbed Comparisons , a weekly column that explores what one can rent for a set dollar amount in various NYC neighborhoods. Is one man's studio another man's townhouse? Let's find out! Today, we're looking at apartments renting around $2,000/month . ↑ In Crown Heights, a duplex boasting one bedroom and 1.5 bathrooms is renting for $1,999/month. The apartment resides within a prewar building on Pacific Street but it has been given a modern makeover that includes new stainless steel kitchen appliances and what looks like refinished hardwood floors . Renters also gain access to the building’s shared roof deck . ↑ For $1,975, there’s this one-bedroom apartment on the ground floor of a prewar building in Morningside Heights. It’s a fairly standard prewar apartment , though it has some nice details ( including frame moldings ), a windowed kitchen, and plenty of windows. ↑ A newly renovated one-bedroom, one-bathroom in Bed-Stuy wants $1,999/month. Though small, the...

Space is a precious commodity in New York City, particularly for the parents of young children, and as families grow it can be a major hurdle to find (and afford) the room to accommodate them. Samantha (whose name we've changed to protect her privacy) and her husband, the parents of a four-year-old and a one-year-old, currently own a two-bedroom, one-bath co-op on the Upper East Side , and are wondering whether it's time to move to a larger home.  "We are unsure about the prospect of our next move and whether it would be worth it to move to a rental or buy again, considering the increase in space we need," Samantha says. The couple would ideally like to find a three- bedroom apartment close to a park, in a building with a live-in super or doorman, though a two-bedroom with a separate dining room could work, too. Because of their children, they prefer a building with an elevator, or a first-floor apartment; transit-wise, they're looking for a commute to their job...

Characters in Madison West High School graduate Marc Webb ’s “The Only Living Boy in New York” complain at length that “New York has lost its soul.” They bemoan that Manhattan has lost its edge and become a playground for the super-rich, where rock clubs have been turned into spinning studios and mom-and-pop stores have become upscale boutiques. (Never mind that the characters are super-rich themselves.) But at least they still make New York movies like they used to. “Only Living Boy” is another literate, sharply observed tale of Manhattanites entangled in love, with each other and with their city. Although Allan Loeb’s screenplay contains some hard-to- swallow plot turns , a strong cast carries it past the eye rolls. Callum Turner plays Thomas Webb , a confident but aimless twentysomething who moves into an apartment on the Lower East Side to get as far away from his wealthy parents (Pierce Brosnan and Cynthia Nixon) on the Upper West Side . There he meets W.F. Ger...

Photo: Contributed Photo / Akashic Books Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Stacey Lender Stacey Lender Photo: Contributed Photo / Akashic Books Excerpt from ‘City Mouse,’ by Stacey Lender Back to Gallery It was the bathroom that finally started us house hunting on the weekends up in Westchester. Sharon and Dave had just moved to Scarsdale from the city and I swear during brunch they slipped Aaron some suburban Kool-Aid with their day-old bagels. While the kids played on a giant plastic gym set in their cavernous empty living room , they proudly gave us a tour of their five-bedroom Colonial, closet by closet. Aaron seemed bored, as usual, but when we entered the en suite master bathroom , complete with double sinks and a rainfall shower, I heard him gasp. “A separate little room for the toilet!” he said, eyes glowing wide with bathroom envy. “You know,” Sharon said, “our builder is working on plans for the house next door.” “We’re not quite ready,” I replied. “But we can ta...

NEW YORK, NY — It's one of the oldest rivalries in American migration: New York vs. Los Angeles. For the better part of a century, residents of the nation's two largest metro areas have been defending their chosen kingdom and dismissing the other on an endless loop of judginess between kitty-corner coasts. Ew, the traffic! But the sunshine! But the subway! But the garbage! But the skyline! But the coastline! But the bustle! But the chill! In this tireless war of words, a clear winner has yet to emerge. But it's harder to argue against the numbers. Thousands of working professionals have relocated to Los Angeles County from New York City in the past year and a half, according to a series of monthly "workforce reports" released this spring and summer by the job- networking site LinkedIn (and spotted by LA Weekly). And it's not exactly a two-way street. Since early 2016, according to LinkedIn, around seven or eight out of every 10, 000 site users in LA report...