noise

These three Upper West Siders live next door to a hellish construction project. Here's what it's like

By Marjorie Cohen |January 8, 2020 - 1:00PM

… Brooklyn The borough of treelined residential streets a park … quiet in Brooklyn The apartment listings and analytics site RentHop recently updated a study originally published in … also rated as one of the safest in New York … 2 Brooklyn HeightsCobble Hill … Median rent for a one bedroom $3300 a …

By Phillip Pantuso |December 26, 2019 - 10:00AM

Neighborhood Intel

I lived near an assisted-living facility for the mentally ill. It was affordable—and often scary

By Kelly Kreth |December 10, 2019 - 9:00AM

Neighbors

I love noise and so should you—if you want to live in my NYC building

… and too quiet there Editors Note Dianne Ackerman is the voice of reason behind Ms Demeanors Vertical Etiquette This … our exuberance When my sisters and I get together at restaurants we have a lot of laughs but inevitably there is … commotion from the bars but my feeling and thankfully the rest of the boards is that the bars were there first Buy …

By Dianne Ackerman |November 14, 2019 - 10:20AM

Buy

Are postwar buildings from the 1950s and '60s constructed better than ones built later?

By Alanna Schubach |November 11, 2019 - 10:00AM

Troubleshooting

Dear Ms. Demeanor: The noise from our downstairs neighbor is making us miserable. What can we do?

By Dianne Ackerman |October 25, 2019 - 10:00AM

Live

Dear Ms. Demeanor: The child living above me makes noise at dawn and even at midnight. What can I do?

… top of each other in little boxes hello New York City but rest assured it is very normal for children to make noise … Life is a choice Ms Demeanor Dianne Ackerman is the new voice of reason behind Ms Demeanor She has lived in her …

By Dianne Ackerman |October 11, 2019 - 10:00AM