The Urban Edge Apartment Living Blog
Musings on living in NYC... oh, and real estate too
What’s that you say? You’ve never heard of Hudson Square in Manhattan? Take solace in the fact that you’re not alone. Hudson Square does exist, and it’s not a new made-up nabe… it’s been around for quite some time. It’s bounded by Houston Street (and the West Village) to the north, Sixth Avenue–some would argue [...]
Talk to 5 different people, and you may get 5 different opinions on living in Harlem. However, most of the negative opinions probably come from people who have never been to Harlem, or haven’t been there in quite some time. And while it’s not the bargain it once was, the cost of living in Harlem [...]
Lower Manhattan neighborhoods (not to be confused with downtown Manhattan, which includes areas south of 14th Street, such as the West Village, SoHo, Lower East Side, Chinatown, Tribeca, etc.) are now the site of some of the hottest markets for Manhattan rental apartments in the city. And with that comes more restaurants and services for [...]
Long Island City kids… perhaps not the first thing you think of when the topic of LIC comes up. And while it’s true that Long Island City continues to be an exciting place to live for artists and other creative types, as well as for young professionals, increasingly families, young kids in tow are settling [...]
Opponents of the NYU expansion plans have won round one. To Greenwich Village residents: the neighborhood as you know it (and, one hopes, love it) appears NOT to be heading toward complete takeover by New York University’s monstrous, multiple-building, two-MILLION-square-feet construction project, at least for the moment.
