Upper West Side
Explore the streets between Central Park and Riverside Park, with a mix of prewar apartments and newer buildings.
FIVE AREAS. YOUR NEXT CHAPTER.
Find your place in New York and beyond.
Explore Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Long Island, and New Jersey. We’ll help you compare locations around your commute, budget, and priorities — wherever you’re starting from.
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01 / EXPLORE THE AREA
Manhattan
City living, close to the action.
From downtown streets to uptown parks, Manhattan offers very different ways to live within one island. Start with your daily destination, then compare the neighborhoods and buildings around it.
Homes & buildings
Compare full-service rental buildings, smaller walk-ups, condos, and co-ops. Amenities, application requirements, and building rules vary.
Getting around
Subway access is extensive, but the closest station is only part of the picture. Compare the actual route to your workplace or campus.
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Neighborhoods to start exploring
Morningside Heights
A useful starting point for a search around Columbia’s Morningside campus. Confirm the location of your classes before choosing.
Greenwich Village & East Village
Explore downtown streets, restaurants, and apartments around the Washington Square area. NYU buildings are spread across multiple locations.
Chelsea & Financial District
Compare two distinct settings: Chelsea’s west-side streets and galleries, and Lower Manhattan’s mix of residential towers and converted buildings.
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Brooklyn
Find the neighborhood that fits your everyday.
Brooklyn ranges from waterfront apartment buildings to brownstone streets and busy neighborhood centers. Compare the individual neighborhood, your preferred building type, and the journey you’ll make most often.
Homes & buildings
Options include brownstone apartments, walk-ups, condos, and larger rental buildings. Space and amenities can differ considerably from one listing to the next.
Getting around
Check your subway route and any transfers. A neighborhood’s distance from Manhattan does not tell the whole story of the commute.
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Neighborhoods to start exploring
Williamsburg & Greenpoint
Explore shops, restaurants, and waterfront areas alongside a mix of older apartments and newer developments.
Brooklyn Heights & Downtown Brooklyn
Compare historic streets near the waterfront with the larger apartment buildings of Downtown Brooklyn.
Park Slope & Prospect Heights
Explore the streets around Prospect Park, with brownstones, apartment buildings, and neighborhood shopping.
Fort Greene & Clinton Hill
Consider their brownstone blocks, parks, and cultural venues alongside the details of your daily commute.
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Queens
More neighborhoods. More ways to make it yours.
Queens offers waterfront districts, busy commercial streets, and quieter residential blocks. The right starting point depends on where you need to be, the space you want, and the building that suits your search.
Homes & buildings
Explore newer rental buildings, smaller multifamily properties, condos, and co-ops. Compare total costs and requirements for each property.
Getting around
Subway, bus, and rail connections vary by neighborhood. Check the walk to the station as well as the full journey.
Explore Queens →Explore the map to get your bearings. Open larger map
Neighborhoods to start exploring
Long Island City
Explore waterfront parks, converted industrial buildings, and newer residential towers across the East River from Manhattan.
Astoria
Look around its restaurant streets, local shops, and parks, with a mix of smaller buildings and newer apartments.
Sunnyside & Woodside
Compare residential streets and shopping corridors, keeping the exact station and transit route in mind.
Forest Hills
Explore apartments around the town center and residential streets beyond it, with subway and Long Island Rail Road options.
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Long Island
Explore life beyond the city blocks.
For this search area, we focus on Nassau and Suffolk counties. Explore town centers, coastal communities, and homes with outdoor space while considering how often you’ll travel into New York City.
Homes & buildings
Compare houses, apartments, and condos across individual towns. Outdoor space, parking, maintenance, and distance to a station may shape your choice.
Getting around
The Long Island Rail Road connects many communities with NYC. Check the specific branch, station access, and whether you’ll need a car for daily errands.
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Places to start exploring
Port Washington
Explore a North Shore town with a waterfront setting, a local center, and a Long Island Rail Road station.
Great Neck
Compare apartments near the station and town center with houses in the surrounding area.
Long Beach
Consider coastal living around the beach and boardwalk, with apartments, houses, and rail access.
Huntington
Explore the village center and nearby residential areas. Huntington village and the rail station are separate locations.
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New Jersey
A different view of New York life.
Our New Jersey search can start with communities across the Hudson River. Compare waterfront locations and neighborhood centers, then look closely at your route into Manhattan and the property itself.
Homes & buildings
Explore apartment towers, smaller buildings, condos, and houses. Compare amenities, parking, and the terms of each rental or purchase.
Getting around
PATH, ferries, buses, and local connections serve different locations. Choose around the route you’ll actually use and check evening and weekend service.
Explore Hudson County →Explore the map to get your bearings. Open larger map
Places to start exploring
Jersey City
Compare Downtown, the waterfront, Journal Square, and other neighborhoods. Access to a PATH station varies by address.
Hoboken
Explore a compact street grid, local shops, and the Hudson waterfront, with PATH and other connections at Hoboken Terminal.
Weehawken
Compare waterfront buildings and hillside streets. Ferry and bus options depend on the specific location.
Other New Jersey locations
Have another town in mind? Tell us where you’ll work and what you need so we can coordinate with an agent in the area.
LET’S NARROW IT DOWN
Not sure where to start?
Tell us where you’ll work or study, your budget, and what matters to you. We’ll help you explore your options and connect you with an agent who knows the area.
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