Life inside a historic home, the coolest elevator in NYC, and more

Nice work if you can get it: living for free as a caretaker in one of New York's historic homes (Gothamist)
Would you rather have an elevator that moves fast or one that looks as cool as this vintage gem? (Scouting NY)
The results are in, and as you may have guessed, Manhattan is more expensive than it's ever been (City Realty)
We may finally get at least a partial respite from migraine-inducing jackhammer noise (NYT)
Vote for the NYC neighborhood you think won 2014 (first up: Ridgewood versus FiDi) (Curbed NY)
You could save an entire year's worth—or at least, a month's worth—of rent if you just cut back on Seamless (NYP)
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