Read previewIn 2021, Brynne McManimie and Peter Romano lived in a one-bedroom apartment in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.
"That's when we were like, 'OK, let's just try the housing lottery,'" McManimie added.
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Brynne McManimie and Peter Romano"It's definitely smaller than our old apartment," McManimie said.
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