handyman

Woman on the phone to a plumber about a leaking sink

Here's what I learned to get our absentee landlord to fix things fast

… and have reduced our typical email discussions about repairs to two messages One from me in which I state the … weve spent many weekend afternoons taking care of small repairs by ourselves Fortunately theres an amazing amount …

By Jennifer White Karp |August 15, 2025 - 9:30AM

Renovation

7 ways to get small jobs done in your NYC apartment if you're not handy

By Mary Lowengard |January 27, 2025 - 1:30PM

Live

Brick Underground’s best advice on holiday tipping in NYC buildings

By Brick Underground |December 19, 2019 - 9:00AM

Live

Dear Ms. Demeanor: What can I ask my super to do in my NYC apartment?

By Dianne Ackerman |November 8, 2019 - 12:00PM

Improve

NYC intercoms: Trouble-shooting, fixing, and replacing your link to the outside world

By Mimi OConnor |November 7, 2019 - 1:00PM

Live

Dear Ms. Demeanor: What can a co-op board do about a shareholder who wants us to hire his guy?

By Dianne Ackerman |September 27, 2019 - 9:00AM

Renovation

Want to buy a fixer-upper in NYC? Here's what you need to know

By Leah Hochbaum Rosner |September 25, 2018 - 12:00PM

Products + Services

Best handyman companies in NYC: Rating Handy, TaskRabbit and more

… less initial cost than Handy … The job … Assembling a bakers rack … The cost … $65 per hour … Insured … Yes up to … be … The experience … I booked a dayof appointment to get a bakers rack assembled The handywoman let me know an hour … she was zippy and had a great attitude about the obtuse bakers rack instruction manual Though she took a little over …

By Beth Stebner |July 27, 2015 - 10:59AM