Kelly Kreth
Contributing writer
Contributing writer Kelly Kreth has been a freelance journalist, essayist, and columnist for more than two decades. Her real estate articles have appeared in The Real Deal, Luxury Listings, Our Town, and amNewYork. A long-time New York City renter who loves a good deal, Kreth currently lives in a coveted rent-stabilized apartment in a luxury building on the Upper East Side.
Posts by Kelly Kreth:
From Hamilton Heights to Bedford Park and back again: Paying more to live near family
By Kelly Kreth
February 4, 2020 - 09:00 AM
Pedro C. and his girlfriend moved to Bedford Park for an affordable, large one bedroom. While the couple found a bright, modern apartment and enjoyed the area's parks, they found the commute to Manhattan difficult and ultimately returned to Hamilton Heights to be closer to family—and express trains.
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I live next to my building’s elevator, and the constant noise is a real downer
By Kelly Kreth
February 3, 2020 - 12:00 PM
Comedian, actor, and writer Judy Gold shares why living next to her building's elevator can be an annoyance, but not enough to leave her rent-stabilized UWS apartment.
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From Chelsea to Bushwick to Bay Ridge: Being able to live alone doesn’t beat the thrill of Manhattan
By Kelly Kreth
January 28, 2020 - 15:30 PM
When Nashville native Alex first moved to NYC, he lived in Chelsea and appreciated the neighborhood's nightlife, restaurants, and transportation. But, once his roommate moved out, he decided to move to Brooklyn for more space and cheaper rent. He realizes now that he had it made in Chelsea—and someday soon he's moving back to Manhattan
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I live next to a trendy restaurant: The free appetizers make up for idling black Suburbans and the paparazzi
By Kelly Kreth
January 27, 2020 - 13:00 PM
When a trio of Georgetown graduates takes a three-bedroom apartment sight unseen next door to Carbone, a buzzy restaurant in Greenwich Village, it takes a little getting used to the black Suburbans ferrying A-list celebs and the paparazzi that wait outside, and of course, the noise. Here’s what it’s like to live next to a hot destination.
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In Awkwafina's ‘Nora From Queens,' the jokes wobble but the real estate is on point
By Kelly Kreth
January 24, 2020 - 13:30 PM
Comedy Central's "Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens” focuses on a slacker who spends her days vaping, getting high, and getting fired from jobs while she tries to find her purpose.
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I lived above an 80 year old who had a barbershop in his apartment. His death felt like the end of old Astoria
By Kelly Kreth
January 22, 2020 - 12:00 PM
Helly Schtevie landed a bedroom in a cheap apartment in Astoria owned by a Greek octogenarian who ran a one-chair barber shop out of his apartment. He was a charming busybody who looked out for her, and her roommates, or "the girls," as he called them.
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