Location: West Village
A rent-controlled apartment at 38-42 Commerce Street in the West Village. Arnold Warwick, seated, pays $331.76 a month for 1,200 square feet. (Photo by Suzanne DeChillo/The New York Times)
Wow.
Also, this is arguably the cutest block in Manhattan. Every time I go to New York I walk and photograph the block and read the placard about how Kim Hunter used to live above the Cherry Lane Theatre, speculating how much it would cost to live there. I never would have guessed the answer was 400 dollars
