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Manhattan · February 2026
Best & worst months to sign a lease
Potential savings: ~9% by timing your move to January.
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES CO
Monthly counts over the last 7 years · all data sources
§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES CONSISTING OF FLOWER POT AT THE BUILDING FRONT AT FIRE ESCAPE, 2nd STORY
Alphabet City — Avenues A through D — is the East Village's grittier, more residential sibling. Community gardens dot the blocks, Tompkins Square Park anchors the social scene, and the Dominican and Puerto Rican roots run deep alongside newer craft cocktail spots.