Rental Rookie: The basic rules of noise defense

… proximity can drive you slightly mad when you first move to New York The first rule of noise protection Dont Do Anything … if you ask nicelyor they may even go a step beyond like my new nextdoor neighbor a producer who constantly blasts the … for help correcting a neighbors loud ways  Final straw As a New York City resident you have a legal right to some peace …

By Michelle Castillo |December 15, 2010 - 6:36AM
Rental Rookie: Breaking in is hard to do

… my college days where I would constantly have to ask for new room cards to get into my dorm room Although I had a roommate in New York City we were constantly on different ends of … low on cash she opted to wait until she could afford a new lock to replace the brokenin one Luckily nothing was …

By Michelle Castillo |October 20, 2010 - 9:32AM
Rental Rookie: I deal with the cable guy--over and over

… we paid a small extra fee every month to use it Here in my new apartment putting a dish on my fire escape facing … provide nonsatellite cable for most of the buildings in New York City As a result if you were a previous customer of … were faulty so he told me another guy would come with new boxes tomorrow and he left us with all the broken boxes …

By Michelle Castillo |August 25, 2010 - 9:12AM