Neighbors

Renovation

Renovating your co-op or condo? Here's how to write a courtesy letter to your neighbors

By Evelyn Battaglia |August 15, 2023 - 12:30PM

Renovation

After enduring my neighbor’s six-month gut renovation, I have some tips for renovators who want to keep the peace

By Pam Berns |July 31, 2023 - 9:30AM

Small Projects + DIY

4 questions to ask before taking a free couch you found on the curb

By Austin Havens-Bowen |June 14, 2023 - 12:30PM

Neighbors

My favorite neighbor moved to Florida—and I had no idea how much I would miss her

By Annabel Lee |September 1, 2022 - 3:45PM

Sales Market

What to know about buying in Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn, where there's a variety of housing styles but listings are scarce

By Nancy A. Ruhling |August 17, 2022 - 1:15PM

The Market

Hear me out: A slow elevator in a tall building is as bad as living in a walk-up

… Inside Stories features firstperson accounts of dramatic reallife New York City real estate experiences Have a story to share Drop us an email … something to do and occupied time moves more quickly than unoccupied time Because of the slow elevator the buildings …

By Anonymous |August 16, 2022 - 2:30PM

Troubleshooting

10 tips for living on the fifth floor of a walkup building

… is hard work Jack Kelly CEO and founder of Trusted Gift Reviews Manhattan … 5 Call the couch doctor … My biggest … and he came and ripped up the couch moved it all those flights of stairs in pieces and put it together again Had I … groceries diaper bags AND a giant stroller up five flights of stairs we might have reconsidered Lacey Ditmas …

By Caitlin Delohery |July 19, 2022 - 3:00PM