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NYC Renters Search for Cheaper Options Farther From Manhattan
More-affordable neighborhoods in Brooklyn and Queens see jump in interest during the apartment market’s peak season.
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In the hottest rental market in decades, New Yorkers are broadening their searches to cheaper locales.
Neighborhoods in south and east Brooklyn as well as central Queens saw spikes in online searches last month, according to data from the listings website StreetEasy. Meanwhile, search volume declined in traditionally popular areas including Manhattan’s West Village, East Village, Greenwich Village, Lower East Side and SoHo.