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In what county is Manhattan located? What's a pied-à-terre? Why do avenues have names and streets have numbers? StreetEasy has the answers to all of your N-Why-C questions.
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NYC Explained

What Exactly Is a "Buyers Market"?

By Jordi Lippe-McGraw · Oct. 30, 2019
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NYC Explained

NYC's Gotham Nickname Isn't From 'Batman' – It's a Centuries-Old Insult

By Molly Glick · Aug. 12, 2019
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NYC Explained

NYC Street Numbers: How Manhattan Streets and Avenues Are Numbered

By StreetEasy Team · March 13, 2019
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NYC Explained

Is Brooklyn on Long Island? Is Queens Part of Long Island?

By Kevin Walsh · Feb. 28, 2019
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NYC Explained

New York City Rats Are Smart and Resilient. Here's How to Defeat Them

By Kim Turner · Feb. 7, 2019
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NYC Explained

Tallest Buildings in NYC: New York's 15 Loftiest Skyscrapers

By StreetEasy Team · Feb. 1, 2019
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NYC Explained

Maiden Lane NYC: How Lower Manhattan Streets Got Their Names

By Kevin Walsh · Nov. 8, 2018
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NYC Explained

How Do Co-op Boards Decide and Assign Assessments?

By StreetEasy Team · June 12, 2018
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Design

How to Hang Things on Brick Walls

By StreetEasy Team · June 12, 2018
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NYC Explained

Why Is There So Much Scaffolding in NYC?

By StreetEasy Team · June 5, 2018
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NYC Explained

NYC Parks Rules: The Penalties for Busting Curfew, Drinking Booze and Playing Cricket

By Erika Riley · June 4, 2018
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NYC Explained

How to Really Get to Know Your NYC Neighborhood

Moving in NYC May 22, 2018
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