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Updated · The New York Times · Aug 23
Stephanie Berger Lands 750-Square-Foot Brooklyn Apartment Before May 1 Move
Updated
Updated · The New York Times · Aug 23

Stephanie Berger Lands 750-Square-Foot Brooklyn Apartment Before May 1 Move

1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Aug 23

Summary

  • Stephanie Berger, 39, now lives in a two-bedroom apartment in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, after racing to secure a place she could move into by May 1, 2024.
  • The tight search came as the former "Survivor" Season 48 contestant relocated from her New Orleans home to New York for her Amazon job and prepared for filming in Fiji in late June 2024.
  • Her deadline was sharpened by a temporary house swap in Tribeca that was ending, forcing her to find a permanent home quickly enough to move her belongings before going on television.
  • The apartment hunt also unfolded while Berger was traveling to see her mother, who had entered hospice care near Charleston, adding to what she described as a period of major upheaval.

Insights

How did an Amazon executive navigate NYC's ruthless rental market just weeks before being the first castaway eliminated in Fiji?
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