Read this before you install your A/C unit this weekend

… loaded for another season of sweet artificially freezing air and jackedup electric bills … Note This story originally … blissfully cool First things first How to install your air conditioner safely and why youll need to include window brackets And heres how to get AC even …

By Virginia K. Smith |May 19, 2017 - 9:59AM
Can my landlord make me pay a surcharge for my A/C unit—even if I already pay the electric?

… … Whether your landlords airconditioning surcharge is legitimate will largely depend on the terms of your lease and whether or not youre rentstabilized say our experts If its a marketrate tenancy and the lease doesnt restrict air conditioners then you can have one and the landlord cannot …

By Virginia K. Smith |August 3, 2016 - 1:45PM
It's A/C season: Here's what you need to know now

… in NYC is marked by the universal hum of millions of window air conditioners But are you up to date on the citys AC rules In … case scenario The AC falls out … And what if despite your best efforts the AC still falls out your window Youre …

By Leah Hochbaum Rosner |June 2, 2016 - 2:59PM
Outlet safety tips for A/C season

… anywhere they could get wet I … f youre looking for a new apartment to buy or rent pay attention to the number … endeavor Each dedicated linewhich can support three or four outletscosts between $700 and $1000 to install … depending on how far it is from the circuit breaker in the apartment For more read Fire Alert Is Your Electrical Outlet …

By Leah Hochbaum Rosner |June 11, 2015 - 3:59PM
In a city as hot as New York, residents have strong opinions about their a/c units

… If last weeks unseasonably warm temperatures were any indication summer is fast approaching and our collective minds have turned to airconditioning We asked five New Yorkers whether theyd rather live in an apartment with …

By Mayra David |June 1, 2015 - 3:59PM