New York Porch · The City
New York City, on its own terms.
Five boroughs, 8,804,190 people, and a rulebook all its own — a separate property tax, co-ops and condos, and rent rules you won't find upstate. Find your borough.
The five boroughs
The five boroughs
Manhattan
1,694,251 people
The skyline and the grid — co-ops, condos, dense blocks, and neighborhood-by-neighborhood prices.
Brooklyn
2,736,074 people
Brownstones and waterfront — the most populous borough, neighborhood by neighborhood.
Queens
2,405,464 people
One of America's most diverse places — two airports, and many languages over dinner.
The Bronx
1,472,654 people
The birthplace of hip-hop, the Yankees, and the only mainland borough.
Staten Island
495,747 people
The green borough — the ferry, the beaches, and a suburban feel inside the city.
Neighborhoods
Park Slope, Astoria, Harlem, Flushing, the Grand Concourse… neighborhood pages are coming next — the way New Yorkers actually find home.
Why the City is different
Almost nothing about buying or renting here works the upstate way.
A different property tax
The four-class system (Class 1 homes assessed at 6% of value) — not the upstate equalization-rate world.
Learn more ->Co-op vs. condo
In a co-op you buy shares and a lease, not a deed — board approval and flip taxes included.
Learn more ->Rent stabilization
Many apartments are rent-stabilized, and the 2019 law reshaped the rules.
Learn more ->Short-term rentals
Local Law 18 requires registration and blocks most unhosted whole-home rentals under 30 days.
Learn more ->Official source for city property tax: NYC Department of Finance.
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