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

… As an Upper West Side coop owner Ive lived through gas and water shutdowns a plaster avalanche … and my sanity became a total wreck For nearly six months I lived in daily and sometimes weekly and monthly exile from … Still I found I needed the weekends and the occasional legal holiday for more indepth athome chores and work …

By Pam Berns |July 31, 2023 - 9:30AM
mitsubishi living room
Products + Services
Here's what you need to know about installing central AC in your NYC brownstone
By Evelyn Battaglia |July 27, 2023 - 11:30AM
A roof garden on a Bronx apartment building
Design + Architecture
How to get a tax abatement to create an energy-saving green roof for your brownstone or apartment building
By Celia Young |July 26, 2023 - 3:30PM
The interior of 1432 Saint Marks Ave.
The Market
Would you rent this space-age beach house in Crown Heights?
By Celia Young |July 14, 2023 - 2:30PM
A kitchen backsplash decorated with green tiles.
Small Projects + DIY
3 renter-friendly TikTok tricks to refresh your apartment
By Celia Young |July 13, 2023 - 12:30PM
An apartment wall with cracks above a sofa.
Roommates + Landlords
Does your apartment need repairs? Here are three sample letters you can send to your landlord to request fixes

… want problems in your rental addressed ASAP Landlords are legally required to keep apartments safe and sanitary under … meantime I have recorded evidence of the violations should legal action be necessary  … CIVIL PENALTIES  … Pursuant to …

By Celia Young |July 6, 2023 - 2:30PM