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Be Careful About Renting Above Restaurants!

There are lots of things to keep in mind when you're considering where to live. One popular question is "who are the neighbors?" This is especially important when the building has commercial tenants as well as residential tenants. And...

Your Hot Apartment Listings for the Week of January 29!

We confirmed the availability for reach of these listings as of 9:30am on Wednesday, January 29. They were also featured in our weekly newsletter. Act now to sign a lease for one of New York City's hottest apartment listings...

5 Most Dangerous Intersections in New York

New York City is great for pedestrians and bicyclists. You can walk or bike to almost anything you need, and it’s hard to get truly lost (especially in Manhattan). But over 220,000 pedestrians and cyclists were injured in accidents...

Your Hot Apartment Listings for the week of January 22nd!

Are you ready for this week's hot NYC apartment listings? We confirmed the availability for each of these apartments as of 9:30am on Wednesday, January 22nd. You may have also seen them in our weekly newsletter. Hot Apartment Listings Week...

5 Gut-Busting Sandwiches from NYC’s Best Delis

New York City is famous for its cuisine and delis. From Katz’s to the Second Avenue Deli to more modern places like Mile End Deli, there are plenty of must-try spots. And while few people would call most deli...

Your hot apartment listings for the week of January 15!

Each of these apartments was confirmed available as of 8am on Wednesday, January 15. They were also featured in our weekly newsletter - go have a look! We've rounded up some of the most intriguing listings for the week...

5 Awesome Subway Art Installations

Want to see some of New York City's best art?  Why bother with the museums when so much of it is available for just $2.50 (Editor's Note: Now $2.90), underground, day or night? There are 267 works of art...

6 Sweet New York Factory Tours!

When you think of New York City’s top attractions, museums, theater, architecture, and restaurants are likely what come to mind. People don’t think of New York as a factory town, but the reality is that historically New York was...

Five Fantastic Food Fairs!

New York hosts ethnic restaurants representing cultures around the globe, some of the world’s finest upscale dining, a wide variety of cheap eats, and, supermarkets. What the city has not had until very recently is a culture of fantastic...

RentHop now takes Bitcoin!

We're very excited to announce that as of yesterday (December 15) we now accept Bitcoin as payment for listing apartments on the site! Savings for Advertisers Currently, landlords and real estate agents pay $2 to post a rental listing and to keep...

About Me

Lawrence part of the RentHop Data Science team with over a decade of experience in the real estate industry. In addition, he is a software developer and quantitative analyst with over 12 years of experience in software development and quantitative modeling. Lawrence merges two of his passions together to help renters across the nation with their home search.

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Manhattan Listings Under $2,600 in November 2024

Renters know that Manhattan is expensive. The median price for an apartment in the borough decreased to $4,500 this...