NY Mag’s Top NYC Neighborhoods and Time Out’s Rental Deals

April 23, 2010 | By Alissa AuthorMy First Apartment

TimeOut NY & NY Mag Apartment Issues Have Arrived! Which means…it’s officially Apartment Season in NYC! Think of it like the hunting season, except that instead of coming home with a poor, dead animal, you just get to come home. To your own place. No small feat! It kind of baffles me that both Time Out and…

New York City Neighborhood Guide

January 14, 2010 | By Alissa AuthorMy First Apartment

One of our readers wrote in last week letting us know that one of our links was broken (thanks!). Alas, the link was to a great source of info about NYC neighborhoods and so now she feels rather left in the lurch. Well, let me first do a bit of self-advertising and let you all…

New York City – City Guide

November 23, 2005 | By MFA Editors AuthorMy First Apartment

The Big Apple is made up of five boroughs: Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island. Each has its own special character, neighborhoods, and dialect (some would say).

Los Angeles – City Guide

November 23, 2005 | By MFA Editors AuthorMy First Apartment

Moving to Los Angeles? It's a jungle out there for sure, but if you're armed with neighborhood knowledge and price guidelines, the task isn't so daunting — in fact, finding an apartment can be downright FUN.

Chicago – City Guide

November 23, 2005 | By Alissa AuthorMy First Apartment

Chicago, like your mama, has been called many things in her time. There’s the one involving large air gusts, the one about how it’s second to none, even the one about it being the Hog Butcher for the World.

Boston – City Guide

November 23, 2005 | By MFA Editors AuthorMy First Apartment

Boston, the Beantown, is home to the World Champion Boston Red Sox and location of many TV series (Ally McBeal, Boston Legal, Cheers, Crossing Jordan, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch and St.Elsewhere among the more memorable.)