The Real World: New York

The Real World: New York is the first season of The Real World. It features eight strangers living together in x|New York City. The season aired ten episodes on x|MTV.

Residence
For the duration of the season, the cast members resided in a three-floor brownstone townhouse located in the x|Greenwich Village neighborhood of the borough of x|Manhattan in x|New York City, New York. The residence included five bedrooms, four containing two queen-sized beds and one containing a single king-sized bed, eight bathrooms, a living space, a dining room, a kitchen, an indoor and outdoor bar, a patio pool and hot tub, and a gym.

Assignment
At the beginning of the season, it was revealed to the cast members that in order to remain on the show they'd have to keep part-time employment. If they were fired from or quit their job, they would be removed from the show. The cast members were given the option of three different jobs to work at; a server at a diner, a bartender at a bar, or an assistant at a nightclub.

Johnny, Kennedy, Alec, and Tasha chose to work at the bar, Markus, Daisy, Anthony, and Maria chose to work at the nightclub, and no one chose to work at the diner.

Cast
The cast featured eight strangers from around the nation.

The Challenge

 * Bold denotes the cast member was a finalist.