Why Artists Rule New York

Unlike, say, Los Angeles or Washington, D.C. — one-industry towns where, more likely than not, you’re either in Hollywood or the government, or servicing them — New York has never been identified by a single business. Finance, theater, media, publishing: All live here, the worlds overlapping less than you’d imagine, given Manhattan’s limited space. But…

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How Do I Evict My Roommates?

Q: I lease a three-bedroom market-rate apartment in Brooklyn. I rent out two of the bedrooms, but the situation with my roommates is deteriorating for personal and financial reasons. The rent I charge them is way below market rate, and I’ll have to raise it significantly or ask the occupants to leave. I don’t have…

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