Kelly Kreth

It's a good idea for any stabilized tenant to know how to do a rent history search and there is a number of things to look for: Unusual jumps in the rent, leases for less than a year, fictitious tenants who never lived in the apartment.  

After writer Kelly Kreth unearthed some tragic stories about about deaths in her apartment building, she turned to Beau Bender, a NYC-based spiritual healer for advice.

“What We Do in the Shadows” about four vampires living together (think: “The Real World” but with fangs) is in a Gothic mansion in modern-day Staten Island. The comedy is based on a 2014 mockumentary of the same name about vampire roomies living in New Zealand. When adapting it, director Jermaine Clement of Flight of the Conchords’ fame opted to pick a new American location. He explains he chose NYC’s “forgotten borough” because it was the place to hide out.

The real focus—hence the title—of Comedy Central’s new sitcom “The Other Two” are the two older, much less successful siblings of a Justin Bieber-like tween. Not only do they struggle with their careers, they also grapple with the challenges of NYC real estate.

If you’re in vacation mode, and planning an Airbnb stay, you’ll want to go into it with your eyes wide open. Here are some first-hand accounts of Airbnb nightmares so you can be prepared for when things go wrong. But some of the weird stuff here defies imagination.

The spookiest, weirdest or just plain scariest thing has happened to New Yorkers in their apartment or building.