The reporter compared her apartment in NYC to the one in Miami.
I visited an apartment in Miami that was the same price as my apartment in NYC.
The Miami apartment was twice the size of my NYC apartment.
I don't plan on leaving NYC, but I can't help but think about the bigger rooms, outdoor space, and extra bathroom in Miami.
I was curious about what it would be like to live in Miami.
The author is standing in front of the ocean.
I stayed at the Versace Mansion, and I can see why it's the go-to hotel in Miami.
I looked on the website and found several apartments in Miami that cost around $1,650 a month, which is what I pay for my apartment in Brooklyn.
The author found the Miami apartments on the website.
I was interested in the two-bedroom apartment that was listed on the website for $1,700 in Little Havana, which is about 40 minutes to downtown Miami on public transit.
The apartment the author visited in Miami has a view of the ocean.
The source is Zillow.
The apartment was more than double the size of my Brooklyn apartment and came with some extra amenities I don't have.
The outside of the Miami apartment has a view.
In Brooklyn, I live in an apartment that is less than 500 square feet and is 30 minutes from lower Manhattan by train.
The author's Brooklyn apartment building has a view of it.
It's technically a 1.5 bedroom apartment according to my lease. I only use one room as a bedroom, and I have two extra tiny spaces that I use for work and recreation.
The living room is inside the author's apartment.
I decided to tour this Miami apartment to see what I was missing, since I love my Brooklyn apartment with all its quirks.
The author's windows are not visible.
I was greeted by a bright kitchen with the same amount of counter space and cabinet storage as my kitchen in Brooklyn.
The kitchen is inside the Miami apartment.
The Miami apartment had windows in the kitchen that brought in natural light, which I loved.
The author's apartment has a kitchen.
The Miami apartment I don't have in Brooklyn has an interior window that looks into the living room. I imagined myself doing the dishes while watching TV.
The kitchen is inside the Miami apartment.
The fridge blocks my view into my small living room because it faces a wall in Brooklyn.
The author's Brooklyn apartment has a wide view of the kitchen.
The living room in the Miami apartment was nearly triple the size of my Brooklyn apartment's living room.
The living room is inside the apartment.
I was excited to see a sliding patio door in the living room.
The living room is inside the apartment.
I thought the patio was large enough for two people to sit on and enjoy the view.
There are two views of the balcony.
In Brooklyn, my bedroom window opens up to a fire escape and I use it as an outdoor space.
The author's bedroom is in Brooklyn.
The fire escape doesn't have enough room for two people to sit comfortably, so one of us has to sit on the window sill.
A view of the author's fire escape.
There was a full bathroom upstairs and a half bathroom downstairs in the Miami apartment.
The half bathroom in the apartment.
I have one small bathroom at home, and I wanted to have a second one for when I have friends over.
The bathroom in the author's apartment.
My main bedroom has large closets and windows, while the two smaller bedrooms in the Miami apartment have windows.
A bedroom in a Miami apartment.
Two small rooms lead to the main bedroom in my Brooklyn apartment. I've thought about using the music room as a workout space or for other activities, but I don't know.
A small room in the author's apartment.
I use my office as a guest bedroom, as well as the other tiny room. Since the small rooms are in the middle of my apartment, you have to walk through one room to get to the next, and neither room has natural light.
There is a small room in the author's apartment.
Natural light can be seen through two windows in my bedroom, which is larger than the other tiny rooms.
The author's Brooklyn apartment has a view of the bedroom.
My closet is about a third the size of the wardrobe in the Miami apartment, and leaves something to be desired.
The closet in the author's Brooklyn apartment has a view.
While the two bedrooms in Miami were the same size and had larger closets and more light, I appreciate that my Brooklyn apartment has three separate rooms, however small, that I can use for different purposes. I like the idea of being able to do many things.
A second bedroom in a Miami apartment.
The Miami apartment's full bath was the same as mine, except it came with a neat organizer above the toilet, which I would appreciate.
The full bathroom is in the apartment.
I put my stuff in the top two shelves of the bookcase that's crammed into a corner.
A view of the bathroom in the author's apartment.
I noticed that the Miami apartment had tiled floors. I thought tiles were a good option for a humid climate like Miami's because I prefer the wood flooring in my apartment.
The flooring in both apartments is visible.
While I still love my tiny Brooklyn apartment, I can't help but fantasize about the Miami apartment's bigger footprint, larger closets, and more outdoor space.
The author is outside of her apartment.
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