I found an envelope of cash and bumped up my building’s holiday tips

… be a lot less fraught with anxiety if you had a pile of money on hand Of course most New Yorkers dont have stockpiles … presented a golden opportunity to repaint our kitchen my bedroom and a bathroom all long overdue Painting while we … to be away but that his 1 painter Koji was familiar with my apartment and up to supervising the team Greg trusted him …

By Mary Lowengard |December 22, 2025 - 10:30AM
I’ve been a NYC doorman for 22 years. This is what I think about holiday tipping

… firstperson accounts of interesting reallife New York City real estate experiences A previous version of this … thinks of the very small and very large tips … I think the smallest tip I ever got was $10 and the biggest was $1000 … the real bacon Those of us in less luxurious areas of the city will make less  Another misconception is that anything …

By Kelly Kreth |December 3, 2025 - 11:30AM
What it's like to live in Queens surrounded by cemeteries

… When searching for an apartment in New York people typically have a … In Caroline Shadoods case her apartment in Glendale Queens really has the quiet neighbors part nailed because … streets near my place lead to graveyards So when I say I live in a graveyard I guess technically Im in a plot of land …

By David Colon |October 31, 2025 - 9:30AM