air conditioning

New York City Council Member Sandy Nurse speaks at the Nov. 12th hearing.
Neighborhood Intel
City Council debates bills requiring AC in apartments, allowing more short-term rentals, and expanding anti-harassment protections
By Celia Young |November 19, 2024 - 2:30PM
New York, NY USA - December 6, 2023 : Hand-painted yellow and red "Sweet Corner Grocery Corp." sign over a deli on a two-story brick apartment building in Harlem, New York City
Roommates + Landlords
Proposed NYC bill would require landlords to provide AC in the summer
By Celia Young |July 23, 2024 - 11:00AM
A window air conditioning unit outside an old brick apartment building above a garden with yellow sunflowers during summer in Astoria Queens New York
Roommates + Landlords
Do I really need a landlord's permission to install an AC I bought myself?
By Celia Young |July 8, 2024 - 3:45PM
Tall apartment building with air conditioning machine at almost every window in New York city during summer day.
Small Projects + DIY
How to get a free air conditioner to beat NYC’s summer heat wave
By Celia Young |June 18, 2024 - 1:30PM
Flowering pink-purpleish tree in front of Park Slope Brownstones
Products + Test-drives
5 ways to allergy-proof your NYC apartment
By Celia Young |April 29, 2024 - 12:30PM
heat pumps in South Slope Brooklyn
Products + Services
Heat pumps may be the solution to a host of problems, but can your building handle them?
By Jennifer White Karp |October 18, 2023 - 3:30PM
mitsubishi living room
Products + Services
Here's what you need to know about installing central AC in your NYC brownstone
By Evelyn Battaglia |July 27, 2023 - 11:30AM
Smoke from wildfires obscures the Triborough Bridge.
Small Projects + DIY
5 ways to improve the air quality inside your NYC apartment

… The smoke from the Canadian wildfires that hit New York City in late June was a wake up call Many New Yorkers … city again this summer its important to stay inside when air quality conditions are bad and to know how to keep the … your apartment with your AC … Both window and portable air conditioners take air from within your home and cool it …

By Celia Young |July 11, 2023 - 12:30PM
The facade of a residential prewar brick building with a green fire escape and a bright blue cornice in West Harlem, Manhattan, New York City
Small Projects + DIY
6 cheap or no-cost energy efficiency fixes for your NYC co-op or condo building
By Emily Myers |May 23, 2023 - 12:30PM
loft apartment with living room and kitchen
Negotiations + Closings
7 surprising dealbreakers that might sink your NYC co-op or condo sale
By Emily Myers |March 15, 2023 - 9:02AM