The pair posted online ads and then asked responders to provide personal information, including Social Security numbers. The women then used this information to file more than 250 phony tax returns, obtain bank loans, and credit cards in the victims’ names.

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Now, imagine having to pay a broker’s fee on top of these high rents. A broker’s fee in Manhattan is typically 15% of the first year’s rent. Not the first month’s rent, the first year’s rent!

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Rents rose in Manhattan between 6.2%, as reported by Citi Habitats, and 9.5%, as reported by appraisal firm Miller Samuels and Prudential Douglas Elliman. Exact increases are very hard to pin down, but

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No fee apartment -1 Bedroom. East 89th Street. Find out more at RDNY.com

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The details are always a little different, but the substance of the story is always the same; young and new to the city, the victim uses craigslist to find an apartment for rent. It’s free, so it’s a bargain, right?

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Up until now, your rent payments didn’t impact your credit score – more or less. Of course, if your landlord had to sue you to collect the rent, there was a negative impact on your credit

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There is a lesson to be learned from the new show at the Museum of the City of New York. Titled: “The Greatest Grid: The Master Plan of Manhattan, 1811-2011″, you get a black and white example of why future city planning is so important to New York City.

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The City’s Worst Landlords – And Their Terrible Buildings

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Like Rent-Direct.com On Facebook and Win a Free Membership from Rent-Direct.com worth $169

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Owning a dog in New York City is a luxury if you are a renter. Very often, RDNY.com renters are surprised when they see the number of listings that would be available to them if the didn’t have a dog triple or quadruple. It’s especially difficult to find places that will approve of your dog at the low end of the rental scale.

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The issue of rent stabilization has been a needle in the side of New York landlords for over 40 years. The arguments boil down to this…

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7 Ways to Maximize Your Heat This Winter – Without Controlling The Building’s Boiler. Here are some suggestions that might help even the score…

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One of the best condensed review of the Bed-Stuy food and wine scenes I’ve seen. Thank you Gothamist.com. Blog post at http://www.rent-direct.com/blog/?p=3674

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No Fee – 1 BR in the Heart of the Village – Waverly Pl. and Gay Street. Newly Renovated – $2,925. Pets OK on a case by case basis, Elevator, Laundry in the building, Dishwasher, Beautifully refinished wood floors, Thermopane windows. Visit RDNY.com

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$3,315 as an average rent? They must be renting to a different group of people. Of course there are many who can afford that price, but we work with hundreds of renters all the time, and I can tell you that the average, typical renter in Manhattan is paying less than that. I don’t know exactly what the average renter is paying, but I’m certain it’s less.

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There a tons of beautiful picture books on how to creatively maximize small spaces for living. The web has tons of resources for the same thing. But every once in a while, someone does something above and beyond the usual. And then it’s time to take a look. Curbed.com has an interesting piece on Gary Chang, a Hong Kong architect…

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Visit this wonderful resource maintained by the Transit Authority on everything to do with the subways.      

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New Yorkers have always needed to get around town – especially when they need to find a great no fee apartment rental.

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Exceptional Studio with No Fee. Lux. D/M Bldg in Prime Upper West Side Loc. $2150. For more information on this no fee apartment and other no fee apartments, visit RDNY.com.

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No fee Rental – Upper East Side 2 BR $2525. Exposed Brick Walls. The landlord is a family business who specializes in owning and managing low-rise buildings in Manhattan.

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“The landlord appears to have committed a grave error,” said Thomas P. Higgins, a Manhattan landlord-tenant lawyer. Since the lease defines the tenant’s space as including the backyard, Mr. Higgins said, the landlord has no right to let others use it.

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2 Bedroom in the East Village. $2900 rent. 6-Story Apartment Building, Dishwasher, Microwave, Sun Deck on Rook. For information on this no fee apartment rental or other no fee apartments for rent, visit RDNY.com.

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It’s a small article, but “BirdistheWord” says some nice things about us today;
“Rent Direct Helps Rent Apartments in NYC. If you’re looking for apartments for rent in Manhattan there’s no need to fret. Rent Direct is here to make the process a lot easier, a lot simpler, and a lot faster.”

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…The transformation of the Financial District into New York City’s newest housing area. I can personally attest to the fact that the area is being transformed more and more by the day. For the first time, there are even some people on the streets at night.

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No Fee Rental apartment in Manhattan. Thompson Street 2 BRs – $2,895. Save $5,211 in Broker fees. For more information on this no fee apartment and other no fee apartment rentals in Manhattan, visit RDNY.com.

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The number of truly useful articles on renting an apartment in New York are minimal, and often they can’t make up their minds whether they are trying to appeal to newbies to the rental scene or sophisticated New Yorkers.

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We are proud to announce that we have just teamed up with RDNY (Rent-Direct NY) to make your apartment hunt just that much smoother. All RDNY listings now have the MapThatPad button

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2 Bed – Granite Kitchen, New Appliances, Tree-lined Street, Bldg. Laundry, Heat/H. Water incl., Near Subway, Near Laundromat. Please visit RDNY.com.

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“I love this service! I started using the site and found it easy and very up to date.” Another person wrote; “I received many many listings from the service and was easily able to view many apartments on my own, without the help of a broker. Once I found the apartment I wanted I was able to sign the lease and close the deal within three hours.”

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Another Yelp Reviewer has nice things to say about RDNY.com. She was happy to go look at apartments without a broker, and even happier that she rented a great no fee apartment at a below market rent from RDNY.com.

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