BrickUnderground

Just in time for the holidays, we spotted this UrbanBaby discussion on how New-Yorkers-Without-Doormen bribe, connive and beg others into accepting deliveries in their absence.

Our favorite:

“We don’t have a doorman, so super usually receives packages.  If he doesn’t, old guy who likes to be in charge of everything gets them. Even delivers them to my door.”

Some other options:
 

• pay for a box at the local mailbox etc

• get it delivered to the office

• ask your neighbors

• make friends with the nearest newspaper stand guy

• use the co-op management office

• ask the drycleaner (Cost: holiday tip of a few hundred dollars)

• strike a deal with the commercial tenant that rents your groundfloor space