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No ask is too demeaning, no self-sabotaging client too difficult for New York City real-estate agents. Six shared some of their most difficult experiences on the job, including conducting a showing while trapped in an elevator.

Just How Far Will a Broker Go to Close a Deal?

No ask is too demeaning, no self-sabotaging client too difficult for New York City real-estate agents. Six shared some of their most difficult experiences on the job, including conducting a showing while trapped in an elevator.

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“I’ve invented a way to monetize making fun of gay people’s bedrooms,” says Ben Mora, the host and creator of ‘Interior Motives,’ a game show built for YouTube.

Interior Motives Host Ben Mora Knows You by Your Stuff

“I’ve invented a way to monetize making fun of gay people’s bedrooms,” says Ben Mora, the host and creator of ‘Interior Motives,’ a game show built for YouTube.

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Paolo Zampolli, special envoy for global partnerships in the Trump administration, seems to have an unlicensed hostel running out of his Gramercy Park townhouse. But it caters to a very particular audience: Brazilian tourists.

Is a Trump Official Running an Unlicensed NYC Hostel?

Paolo Zampolli, special envoy for global partnerships in the Trump administration, seems to have an unlicensed hostel running out of his Gramercy Park townhouse. But it caters to a very particular audience: Brazilian tourists.

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Here are some apartments to buy in New York City for under $1 million, including options in Lenox Hill, the East Village, the Upper East Side, and Midtown South.

An Oversize Upper East Side One-Bedroom With a Wall of Windows for $680,000

Here are some apartments to buy in New York City for under $1 million, including options in Lenox Hill, the East Village, the Upper East Side, and Midtown South.

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The artist, activist, and film producer Loring McAlpin lost his view in Noho and gained a garden. In 2013, he began a decadelong renovation effort with the architect David Bers, whose clients have included Lena Dunham and Isaac Mizrahi.

Wake Up and Smell the Pine Trees

The artist, activist, and film producer Loring McAlpin lost his view in Noho and gained a garden. In 2013, he began a decadelong renovation effort with the architect David Bers, whose clients have included Lena Dunham and Isaac Mizrahi.

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On eight separate occasions during the 2026 World Cup, New York City restricted bus and car traffic in Midtown — a big game-day experiment to relieve congestion. How did it go, and who was put out?

What New York’s World Cup Traffic Experiment Proved

On eight separate occasions during the 2026 World Cup, New York City restricted bus and car traffic in Midtown — a big game-day experiment to relieve congestion. How did it go, and who was put out?

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On a scale of bodega roses to the Bronx Botanical Garden, where does ‘Desus Pieces’ host Desus Nice fit?

What Is Desus Nice’s NYQ?

On a scale of bodega roses to the Bronx Botanical Garden, where does ‘Desus Pieces’ host Desus Nice fit?

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The best NYC apartment listings available for rent this week in neighborhoods including Prospect Heights, Astoria, Bed-Stuy, Crown Heights, Ridgewood, Astoria, and Brooklyn Heights.

A Very Good Kitchen in Prospect Heights

The best NYC apartment listings available for rent this week in neighborhoods including Prospect Heights, Astoria, Bed-Stuy, Crown Heights, Ridgewood, Astoria, and Brooklyn Heights.

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Shoppers mourned the loss of a specialty outdoor retailer in New York City for buying last-minute ice cleats and ultralight camping gear. They also mourned the lack of serious deals.

The Final Days of the Soho REI

Shoppers mourned the loss of a specialty outdoor retailer in New York City for buying last-minute ice cleats and ultralight camping gear. They also mourned the lack of serious deals.

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In 2023, developers raced to cash in on the commercial-real-estate crash. A pair of buckling beams at the former Pfizer building in midtown — the city’s largest conversion project to date — may reveal the consequences of that frenzy.

The Cracks in the Office-Conversion Boom

In 2023, developers raced to cash in on the commercial-real-estate crash. A pair of buckling beams at the former Pfizer building in midtown — the city’s largest conversion project to date — may reveal the consequences of that frenzy.

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In 2023, developers raced to cash in on the commercial-real-estate crash. A pair of buckling beams at the former Pfizer building in midtown — the city’s largest conversion project to date — may reveal the consequences of that frenzy.

The Cracks in the Office-Conversion Boom

In 2023, developers raced to cash in on the commercial-real-estate crash. A pair of buckling beams at the former Pfizer building in midtown — the city’s largest conversion project to date — may reveal the consequences of that frenzy.

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Candy, soda and print don’t sell like they used to, so a few enterprising newsstand operators are testing alternatives, although most are still hampered by city laws limiting what they can sell.

The Rise of the Jamaican-Patty, Italian-Doughnut, Zine-Selling Newsstand

Candy, soda and print don’t sell like they used to, so a few enterprising newsstand operators are testing alternatives, although most are still hampered by city laws limiting what they can sell.

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It’s become incredibly easy to turn pictures of a dingy New York City basement apartment into a perfectly renovated palace. Renters are getting got.

Is That Kitchen Renovation Just AI?

It’s become incredibly easy to turn pictures of a dingy New York City basement apartment into a perfectly renovated palace. Renters are getting got.

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In a statement, the Warner Bros. Discovery CEO noted his three adult children previously attended the camp, which is nearly a century old and has a reputation as a top-tier “bus camp” for white-collar Manhattan families. Read more: curbed.visitlink.me/Qclnth

The Warner Bros. Discovery CEO put in a $68 million stalking-horse bid for the White Plains summer camp that his three now-grown children attended.

David Zaslav Might Buy the Westchester Summer Camp His Kids Attended

The Warner Bros. Discovery CEO put in a $68 million stalking-horse bid for the White Plains summer camp that his three now-grown children attended.

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Here are some apartments to buy in New York City for under $1 million, including options in Washington Heights, Prospect Heights, Hell’s Kitchen, and Park Slope.

A Top-Floor Three-Bedroom in Washington Heights for $799,000

Here are some apartments to buy in New York City for under $1 million, including options in Washington Heights, Prospect Heights, Hell’s Kitchen, and Park Slope.

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On a Jackson Heights street corner, dozens of kids and parents and soccer fans from all over meet up every day to trade Panini stickers and chat fútbol — sharing a tradition from childhoods in Latin America.

The World Cup of Stickers

On a Jackson Heights street corner, dozens of kids and parents and soccer fans from all over meet up every day to trade Panini stickers and chat fútbol — sharing a tradition from childhoods in Latin America.

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The best NYC apartment listings available for rent this week in neighborhoods including the West Village, Bed-Stuy, Bushwick, Morningside Heights, Washington Heights, Two Bridges, and the Lower East Side.

West Village Fantasy-Duplex Edition

The best NYC apartment listings available for rent this week in neighborhoods including the West Village, Bed-Stuy, Bushwick, Morningside Heights, Washington Heights, Two Bridges, and the Lower East Side.

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How much allowance is enough for a New York City tween or teen to not feel left out? In a city where the fro-yo is $15 and there’s a deli on every corner, the number is high and only climbing.

When It’s Barely Enough Money for Boba

How much allowance is enough for a New York City tween or teen to not feel left out? In a city where the fro-yo is $15 and there’s a deli on every corner, the number is high and only climbing.

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The ‘True Detective’ director’s three-bedroom, three-bath apartment is a full-floor with a private elevator landing and a pair of terraces.

Cary Fukunaga Is Selling His Broome Street Penthouse for $9 Million

The ‘True Detective’ director’s three-bedroom, three-bath apartment is a full-floor with a private elevator landing and a pair of terraces.

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