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They Wanted a Two-Bedroom in Queens, With Room to Grow, for Less Than $400,000
Five years ago, Bibek and Malati Rai found themselves at the same Sakela festival in Jackson Heights, Queens. Ms. Rai performed a traditional dance at the event, a biannual celebration of nature and heritage for the Kirat Rai community…
They Wanted a Two-Bedroom in Queens, With Room to Grow, for Less Than $400,000
Five years ago, Bibek and Malati Rai found themselves at the same Sakela festival in Jackson Heights, Queens. Ms. Rai performed a traditional dance at the event, a biannual celebration of nature and heritage for the Kirat Rai community…
A Father’s Wish Becomes a Daughter’s Fulfillment on the Upper West Side
For nearly 20 years, Marisa Lalli bounced from one Manhattan rental to the next. She even tried a year in Philadelphia, which only convinced her that New York was where she wanted to be.The problem, she said, was that she “couldn’t have…
With Perseverance and a Down Payment Grant, a First-Time Buyer Found Her New York City
Gianna Llewellyn has come a long way since she moved to New York City on her 22nd birthday. It was 2019, and she was a college graduate from Long Island with hopes of becoming a film director or tattoo artist.“I was just looking at any…
Exploring the Borders of Brooklyn and Queens With About $700,000 to Spend
After enlisting in the U.S. Navy at 19, Babatunde Ebunola landed a job right out of a Hollywood blockbuster: machinist’s mate nuclear, or “nuke,” making him responsible for the nuclear propulsions systems in submarines.He spent long…
He Wanted to Stay Close to Family in Queens. But How Close Was Too Close?
Growing up in the tight-knit neighborhood of Elmhurst, Queens, Yamil Burgos loved being part of his community. The elder son of Dominican immigrants, he played volleyball with friends in the parking lot next to his apartment building,…
He Won’t Leave His Home. The Landlord Is Renovating Around Him.
Eric Abrams struggles up the stairs with his cane, one step at a time.When he reaches the fifth floor, he ducks through a plastic zipper door and hobbles down the hall to his tiny, cluttered room. There is no water in his wash basin. He…
For the Once-Sinful Luna Luna, It’s Safety at the Shed
Somewhere, in a city of 8 million people, there must be New Yorkers with amazing flatulence and extraordinary sphincter control.Back in the summer of 1987, in Hamburg, Germany, such talents were found to accompany a violin in “concerts”…
WSA, A Manhattan Office Tower Becomes an Unlikely ‘It’ Building
Mr. Wessner also introduced the Khalils to Ian Nicholson, a hotelier with decades in the business.As the former chief executive of Faena Hotels, Mr. Nicholson has applied his touch to the Château Marmont in Los Angeles, the Soho Grand…