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Exclusive | Living solo in NYC isn’t cheap — so these single women moved into tiny apartments under 200 square feet

Nypost · · 992 words · By Lauren Elkies Schram
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Living solo in NYC isn’t cheap — so these single women moved into tiny apartments under 200 square feet See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Living solo in NYC isn’t cheap — so these single women moved into tiny apartments under 200 square feet See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The New York Post on Google Every night, Gail Schulman folds down her couch — and folds up her life to fit inside it.

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The 32-year-old content creator lives in one of the smallest apartments in New York City: a 191-square-foot third-floor Brooklyn studio where a single yellow sofa bed does double duty as her living room and her bedroom.

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/10/real-estate/these-single-women-live-in-new-york-ci…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 16 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “a large communal kitchen on the ground floor with everyone in the building”
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Claim 2: “the Maryland native lived in the UK”
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Claim 3: “filming it for her nearly 47,800 subscribers”
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Multiple sources confirm her subscriber count is in the 47k-48k range (one source says 47.9K, another 48.1K), which aligns with 'nearly 47,800'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Black Tambourine was an American indie pop band and one of the earliest Slumberland groups of the early 1990s. Formed in Silver Spring, Maryland, the band comprised vocalist Pam Berry and instrumental…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Tambourine
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kramer vs. Kramer is a 1979 American legal drama film written and directed by Robert Benton, based on Avery Corman's 1977 novel. The film stars Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Justin Henry and Jane Alex…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New Narrative is a movement and theory of experimental writing launched in San Francisco in the late 1970s by writers and novelists Robert Glück and Bruce Boone. New Narrative strove to represent subj…
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Claim 4: “Stephens, 23”
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Claim 5: “on the same block as a $30 million Beaux Arts mansion near Riverside Park”
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Claim 6: “in the US, a standard hotel room averages 300 to 330 square feet”
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Two independent web sources explicitly state that the average size of a hotel room in the US is about 330 square feet.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Extra Flugzeugbau EA300 is a two-seat aerobatic monoplane capable of Unlimited category competition. It was designed in 1987 by Walter Extra, a German aerobatic pilot, and built by Extra Flugzeugb…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Airbus A330 is a wide-body airliner developed and produced by Airbus. Airbus began developing larger A300 derivatives in the mid–1970s, giving rise to the A330 twinjet as well as the Airbus A340 q…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Short 330 (also SD3-30) is a small turboprop transport aircraft produced by Short Brothers. It seats up to 30 people and was relatively inexpensive and had low maintenance costs at the time of its…
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Claim 7: “She shares a bathroom — frequently cleaned by staff — on the floor with five other SRO units”
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Claim 8: “Stephens’ rent also comes cheaper — at $1,050 per month — including utilities”
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Claim 9: “who has spent the last 10 years in the Big Apple, last living in East Harlem”
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The provided evidence does not contain information regarding her residency duration in NYC or her previous residence in East Harlem, although other results mention her having lived in East Harlem.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 New York City Council elections were held on November 4, 2025, with primary elections occurring on June 24, 2025. Party nominees were chosen using ranked-choice voting.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New York City's 2nd City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It has been represented by Harvey Epstein since 2025, succeeding fellow Democrat Carlina Rivera, who was …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 19, 1995, American anti-government extremist Timothy McVeigh, assisted by Terry Nichols, detonated a makeshift bomb stored in a rental truck parked in front of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Bu…
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Claim 10: “Exia Stephens, a newly minted real estate agent at Bond New York, lives in a even smaller place. Occupying a 156 square feet single-room on the Upper West Side”
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The claim is directly supported by one news source ('Exclusive | These single women live in New York City's smallest...'), but no second independent source corroborates the specific square footage or employer.
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web search NEUTRAL — Meanwhile, Exia Stephens, a newly minted real estate agent at Bond New York, lives in a even smaller place. Occupying a 156 square feet single-room on the Upper West Side, Stephens moved in with her c…
https://nypost.com/2026/08/10/real-estate/these-single-women…
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web search NEUTRAL — By Exia Stephens. No Fee.Welcome to 235 West 56th Street, a building located in Theater District, Midtown Manhattan, Manhattan in New York, NY. As a quick overview, these are the most up-to-date infor…
https://www.renthop.com/building/235-west-56th-street-new-yo…
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web search NEUTRAL — Having lived in Paris herself, Kat brings deep expertise in the French housing market and a trusted network of real estate professionals throughout France and the EU. Kat has been featured in Who’s Wh…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSthwrjVhcQ
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Claim 11: “an 8-by-2.5-foot foyer where she stashes and slips on her shoes”
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While there are house tours of Gail Schulman's apartments, the evidence provided describes different apartments (375 sq ft and 275 sq ft) and does not mention an 8-by-2.5-foot foyer.
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web search NEUTRAL — Include playlist. An error occurred while retrieving sharing information.Today, we're taking you to East Harlem, New York, to visit the 375 sq ft home of photographer Gail Schulman.
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web search NEUTRAL — Credit: Gail Schulman. She also suggests placing mirrors in darker areas to visually open up the space. “Do not be afraid of using different colors — just make sure the shades are complementary,” she …
https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/375-square-foot-nyc-rental-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Today we dive into Gail's 275 square foot NYC apartment in the heart of East Harlem, Manhattan. Her minimal aesthetic home is full of DIY projects and thrift...
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Claim 12: “The apartment is outfitted with a full-sized refrigerator, stove, oven, microwave and dishwasher, and a large bathroom.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant results about an Indian energy corporation (GAIL) and AI services, with no mention of apartment amenities.
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web search NEUTRAL — GAIL (India) Limited (formerly known as Gas Authority of India Ltd.) is an Indian state-owned energy corporation with primary interests in the trade, transmission production and distribution of natura…
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web search NEUTRAL — GAIL (India) Limited is India’s leading natural gas company, with a robust and diversified presence across the entire natural gas value chain and beyond.
https://www.gailonline.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Ready to put Gail to work? See Gail run live on your own calls, messages, and workflows.
https://www.meetgail.com/en
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Claim 13: “The 32-year-old content creator lives in one of the smallest apartments in New York City: a 191-square-foot third-floor Brooklyn studio”
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Two independent web sources confirm Gail Schulman lives in a 191-square-foot apartment in Brooklyn: one news article and her own YouTube channel description.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Park Slope is a neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York City, within an area known as South Brooklyn. Park Slope is roughly bounded by Prospect Park and Prospect Park West to the east, Fourth Avenue to the…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 New York City Council elections were held on November 4, 2025, with primary elections occurring on June 24, 2025. Party nominees were chosen using ranked-choice voting.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_New_York_City_Council_ele…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Connected Education - also known as Connect Ed - was a pioneering online education organization founded and administered by Paul Levinson and Tina Vozick. Operating from 1985 to 1997, Connect Ed offer…
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Claim 14: “Renting for $2,151 a month excluding utilities”
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No evidence in the provided search results confirms the specific rent of $2,151. One source mentions a different apartment renting for $2,700.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Black Tambourine was an American indie pop band and one of the earliest Slumberland groups of the early 1990s. Formed in Silver Spring, Maryland, the band comprised vocalist Pam Berry and instrumental…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dangerous is a 1935 American drama film starring Bette Davis in her first Oscar-winning role. It was directed by Alfred E. Green to a screenplay by Laird Doyle based on his story Hard Luck Dame.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dangerous_(1935_film)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gail Zeiler (April 27, 1950 – September 1, 2016), known professionally as Kacey Jones, was an American singer-songwriter, producer and humorist. After co-writing the Mickey Gilley hit "I'm the One Mam…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kacey_Jones
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Claim 15: “Stephens’ apartment has no kitchen and no bathroom”
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Claim 16: “Stephens arrived in the Big Apple in January”
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