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Micro Week: A guide to all things tiny in New York City
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September 25, 2016
A New Yorker's account on what it's like driving around the city in a smart car
Ever wondered what it's like to drive around New York in one of those tiny little automobiles? Here what David Yee has to say about it.
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September 23, 2016
NYC’s newest micro hotel comes with a focus on good design
The new Arlo Hotels brand features rooms that are small on space, but big on style
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September 23, 2016
10 tiny, absurdly expensive NYC apartments for sale
The sizes of the units on this list, which was created by PropertyShark, go from 446 to 555 square feet, and prices go from $1.03M to $1.5M. Unsurprisingly, all these apartments are in Manhattan.
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September 23, 2016
The tiniest historic districts in NYC’s five boroughs
They may be small, but these five areas have plenty of history
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September 23, 2016
A 225-square-foot Midtown East studio is enlivened by a DIY redesign
Having never been to New York City before, Courtney Duffey came to Manhattan for a new job and had two days to find an apartment. She landed in a roughly 225-square-foot studio and after a few redesign projects, she's come to love it.
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September 23, 2016
Open thread: What’s the tiniest NYC apartment you’ve ever lived in?
If there’s one thing that New Yorkers love to commiserate over, it’s terrible or unusual living situations—and what better time than Micro Week to talk about the smallest apartments we’ve ever lived in? Sound off in the comments!
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September 22, 2016
Big reveal: $395,000 for a tiny UES studio with a sleeping alcove
Yesterday we wanted to know how much you thought this Upper East Side studio was asking. Today we reveal that number, and which commenter reigned supreme.
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September 22, 2016
What it's really like to live in NYC's first micro-unit building
According to Dan Tomita, who moved into Carmel Place earlier this summer, it's not really all that different from a typical New York City apartment.
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September 22, 2016
New York City's 20 tiniest parks, mapped
As some people don't think a 90-square-foot studio is a real apartment, a lot of people probably won't consider a 1/1000-acre sliver of land a park. But the Parks Department oversees tons of outdoor sites that are about the size of a micro unit.
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September 21, 2016
How a family of 3 fits into a 400-square-foot Chelsea studio
Rebecca and Greg Binns moved to NYC from California, in 2006 with a plan: to land an apartment in Chelsea, with a garden, without breaking the bank every month. And they managed to do it. Ten years later, the couple welcome a son into the mix.
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September 21, 2016
An illustrated guide to New York City's tiny dwellings
From bungalows to SROs, these are some of the types of tiny houses you're most likely to find in NYC