Temporary bookshelf walls to divide a room legally: A guide for NYC renters

… For countless budgetconscious renters in New York City temporary walls have long offered a way to subdivide an apartment and create an additional bedroom to split the rent with a roommate After all it can be … information for July 2025 … How do bookshelf walls make renting affordable … Moving even two blocks away or two …

By Evelyn Battaglia |July 15, 2025 - 10:30AM
Turn one room into two: The insider's guide to temporary pressurized walls

Renting in New York City always causes sticker shock … squeeze in a roommate or threeto turn a place you cant afford into one that you can One of the ways to do this is to … way to get feedback is to attend the DOBs weekly open houses every Tuesday from 4 to 7 pm your local borough …

By Evelyn Battaglia |May 27, 2025 - 10:30AM
Home sharing with a senior: Roommate matching program makes living in NYC more affordable

… Having a roommate has long been a way to make living in pricey New York City more affordable For seniorsa roommate can mean an even bigger lifeline Getting … with Loretta Halter 71 in her onebedroom rentstabilized apartment in the West Village since the Home Sharing program …

By Jennifer White Karp |April 25, 2024 - 4:30PM
One family’s ingenious solution to the sibling room-sharing dilemma

… combo the days of happy coexistence are numbered Here how one family of fourincluding an 11yearold daughter and an … Both rooms have windows and cork boards Related 8 reasons your children should grow up in New York Searching for a … The tricky business of raising two kids in a NYC rental   … Improve … Live … Kids + Pets … decorating & interior design …

By Elizabeth G. |December 28, 2015 - 2:19PM