fire escape

… in his bedroom window thanks to its position as an exit onto the fire escape and its status as his bedrooms … window you should not block fire escape windows or other exits with the AC unit  Indeed this dilemma has been the … the other window is large enough to feasibly be used as an exit  But if not youll be relegated to shopping for portable …

… … The law doesnt require your landlord to put a lock on your windows and rather than wade into a dispute … is no law in New York City that requires windows to be locked says  Sam Himmelstein a lawyer who represents … tenant associations However the tenant can buy their own lock or window gate While Himmelstein points out that theres …

… Oh the joy of spring and summer But while our suburban counterparts dust off their lawn furniture and start … who are themselves New York City icons were looking at you Cat Greenleaf … Building courtyards … There are countless … to do a spot of gardening and neighborhood beautification at the same time by taking care of our street trees …

… A couple of recent news stories have us thinking about fire escape safety There was the tragic death of 21yearold … actor Kyle JeanBaptiste  after falling from a Brooklyn fire escape this weekend as well as  a post on West Side Rag … a peeping Tom whos been spotted on an Upper West Side fire escape several times with his pants undone Weve  reported on …