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Manhattan · February 2026
Best & worst months to sign a lease
Potential savings: ~9% by timing your move to January.
Monthly counts over the last 7 years · all data sources
No HPD records on file in the last 7 years.
HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
Noise — Noise: lawn care equipment (NCL)
Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
Water System — Dirty Water (WE)
Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
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.