Mayra David

Peace and quiet is hard to come by in NYC--and sometimes the worst disturbances come from inside your apartment.  Six New Yorkers share the things they wish their New York City abodes would do without--from noise, to appliances, to perma-scaffolding.

This week it's man (or woman) versus machine: Would you rather have a part- time doorman, or a full-time remote doorman?

My New Year’s resolution was to trim the inches off. Not from myself, but from my kitchen appliances.

It was time to optimize the kitchen.

There was wasted space where we could have storage or more counter space. In a NYC kitchen, every inch counts, and the fridge was just too big.

Space, space, and more space! New Yorkers know how to stretch a square foot better than anybody. Six city dwellers share their space woes--and the creative ways they'd  like work around them!

A home office that's not part of another room I’d love a real office space! A room in the apartment I can work in, and then leave at the end of the day. Right now, my office is in a portion of the kitchen that makes up the “eat-in” part. So I would also love to get that space back and make the kitchen work and flow the way it should. -Catherine, Upper West Side

It's an age-old debate that probably only New York City's denizens can relate to and commiserate about: Would you rather have a dishwasher, or a washer/dryer? Here's how 6 random New Yorkers responded.