Exclusive | Living solo in NYC isnt cheap so these single women moved into tiny apartments under 200 square feet

Every night, Gail Schulman folds down her couch — and folds up her life to fit inside it.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.It’s a tight squeeze, but since moving in this past February, Schulman has turned the space into a cozy home with distinct zones for living, dining and entertaining, piecing it together — and filming it for her nearly 47,800 subscribers — one curated detail at a time.Two matching cushioned yellow chairs, a small table and a new earth-toned rug round out the living area alongside the sofa bed.

A small round bistro table with a pendant light fixture marks off the dining space.A cabinet and a built-in ledge in the kitchen do double duty as counters for entertaining — one for food, the other for drinks.

And as the lone tenant on the third floor, Schulman has a private bonus space most New Yorkers would kill for: an 8-by-2.5-foot foyer where she stashes and slips on her shoes.For comparison, in the US, a standard hotel room averages 300 to 330 square feet.Renting for $2,151 a month excluding utilities, the home is filled with personal treasures, from family heirlooms to travel finds, sponsored decor and her record player and record collection.

Despite the volume of items, intentional sizing and layout prevent any sense of clutter.“It’s scale,” Schulman told The Post, who stores larger items in a storage closet in the apartment.“I like things being proportioned properly.

Visual balance is very important to me.”Getting a somewhat cheaper apartment was important to Schulman as she left her corporate job to make it as a content producer, posting to her 47,800 YouTube subscribers about decorating her apartment, and didn’t know what her income would look like.The apartment is outfitted with a full-sized refrigerator, stove, oven, microwave and dishw...