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Why your high-efficiency washing machine smells like cat pee

by Lauren Shalit | 6/25/10 - 12:06 PM

If you are lucky enough to have a washing machine in or near your NYC apartment, there’s a good chance it’s...
Renters ply brokers with tix, shoes, meals for the perfect Manhattan apartment

by Teri Karush Rogers | 6/22/10 - 10:58 AM

A good rental is hard to find, and some New York City renters apparently stop at little once they find one,...
Spilling board secrets to a spouse

by Teri Karush Rogers | 6/22/10 - 7:00 AM

Q: Is it appropriate for the spouse of a board member to read confidential communications between board...

Yes, ma’am, the doorman IS judging you

by Openthedoor-man | 6/21/10 - 6:55 AM

I hate to admit it, but we doormen can be more critical and judgmental of women than we are of our bros’....
Heading up to tar beach this weekend? Read this first

by Michelle Castillo | 6/18/10 - 10:06 AM

There is a big difference between acceptable behavior on a $250,000 teak-furnished Sutton Place roof deck...
NYC Real(i)ty Speak: Maid's room = Closet with a t.v.

by Veronica X. | 6/17/10 - 11:04 AM

One person's trash is another's treasure - or is it? Maid's room = Closet with a television that beloved...

Peephole crimes and misdemeanors

by Teri Karush Rogers | 6/17/10 - 7:33 AM

We are officially wusses. When a neighbor annoys us, we tend to react with a cold shoulder if some other...
The FSBO Diaries (Week 13): Email misfire triggers FSBO nightmare

by Kathy | 6/16/10 - 12:38 PM

Not long ago, after my apartment had been on the market for a couple of months, I started looking around...
Bright Idea: Get a free clothes-recycling bin for your basement

by Lauren Shalit | 6/16/10 - 10:22 AM

Like many other NYC apartment dwellers, we dread the tedium of closet-cleaning as well as the backbreaking...

"This Is Not a White Glove Building" (My Big Fat Board Interview)

by Anonymous Manhattan Co-op Owner as told to Teri Rogers | 6/15/10 - 11:23 AM

This was the second co-op apartment for my husband and me, and the first interview was a lot scarier. Our...
When is a two-bedroom too small to sell?

by Teri Karush Rogers | 6/15/10 - 7:08 AM

Q. I'm looking at buying a two-bedroom apt in Park Slope, but the bedrooms are extremely small (5'10"...
BrickUnderground's Elevator Man abandons his post(s)

by Teri Karush Rogers | 6/14/10 - 9:16 AM

We knew something was up when you missed three deadlines, sold your computer, then failed to respond to our...
Teach your treadmill to shut up

by Teri Karush Rogers | 6/14/10 - 6:49 AM

Unless you live on the ground floor, installing a treadmill in your apartment is just slightly less...
How not to alienate your neighbors when you renovate

by Penny Fallman May, Architect | 6/10/10 - 5:38 AM

The Situation Most New Yorkers who own their apartments understand that enduring other people's...

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