The rent is too damn high
New York City is known for its cut-throat rental market. The pandemic changed that for a while, but we're back where we started – or worse. This series surveys the damage and considers what comes next
‘They’re shut out of the market’: the struggle to rent with a criminal record
‘They’ll have to carry me out in a box’: inside the apartments of the luckiest renters
Anatomy of a BS real estate listing: eight tricks we all fall for
A Brooklyn broker sheds light on how postings dupe viewers, from well-placed mirrors to wide-angle lenses
‘We have to make ourselves seen’: the New York rent strikers fighting eviction
Five residents on the battle for affordable housing after the end of the city’s eviction moratorium
‘Amazon for real estate’: how the StreetEasy app took over New York
The platform has changed the way city residents search for housing – often to the chagrin of brokers
How the pandemic made New York’s housing market even more ridiculous
Why we’re publishing a series on New York’s dire rental market
Tell us: what trade-offs have you made to secure an apartment?
‘All kinds of discrimination’: inside the secretive world of New York housing co-ops
