Kelly Kreth
Contributing writer Kelly Kreth has been a freelance journalist, essayist, and columnist for more than two decades. Her real estate articles have appeared in The Real Deal, Luxury Listings, Our Town, and amNewYork. A long-time New York City renter who loves a good deal, Kreth currently lives in a coveted rent-stabilized apartment in a luxury building on the Upper East Side.
Posts by Kelly Kreth:
WNYW/Fox 5 entertainment reporter Julie “Truly Julie” Chang moved to Manhattan six years ago for a position at WPIX-TV as its morning news reporter and found not only a career on the news, but also her “soulmate”--New York City. The Emmy-nominated correspondent Chang tells BrickUnderground how she found her rental without a broker, and dishes about her favorite Soho takeout spots, her scariest New York-living experience, and her bed bug anxiety.
What year did you move to Manhattan and what was your first apartment like? How did you find it?
A year ago, I signed up for Time Warner Cable’s “Triple Play” package: High-speed internet, cable TV and long distance phone service, $99.95 a month “pricelocked” (so I thought) for 3 years. (Never mind that it isn’t really just $99.95 because there's the ever-present blah-blah tax tacked on along with DVR and HBO fees. But I digress.)
Then last month, I noticed that my monthly bill had gone up to $119.95.
What's the one thing you would change about your apartment if you could? Five New Yorkers dare to dream.
If you have money sloshing around in your Flexible Spending Account, you have just over one month to use it or lose it. What to do after double-booking your shrink, ordering contact lenses and prepaying the orthodontist? Maybe look around your apartment for inspiration.
The following home-related expenses may be reimbursable under your employer’s healthcare plan, according to Maria K. Todd, CEO of Mercury Healthcare, a healthcare provider network.
New York City apartments tend to be small and poorly ventilated, which means strong odors can stick around for a long time...and we New Yorkers are particularly prone to smelling like last night’s latkes or the everyday olfactory signature of our own apartments.
