Inside New Yorkers' love-hate relationship with fire escapes

… Whether people see fire escapes as an amenity or a security risk depends a lot on the neighborhood theyre renting in says Jeffrey Hannon a broker with Mirador Real … started an accidental vegetable garden on her roof apparently tomatoes and peppers did the best Wed be remiss not …

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |March 29, 2016 - 1:59PM
Is it safer to leave your lights on to fend off thieves? Does it even matter in NYC?

… lights on all day andor using timers arent bad ideas but most burglars today know all these … Houck agrees with especially in New York City where we all live on top of one another and can really keep eyes and ears … also recommends stopping the newspaper dropoff and other deliveries when youre going away for a while so nothing piles …

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |February 25, 2016 - 3:00PM
The real point of 'The Panic Room' —never move into a brownstone with a 'valuable' secret room?

… When a movie or TV show is set in New York Cityand if the people making it are … divorced and newly wealthy Jodie Foster gets talked into buying a cavernous Upper West Side brownstone only to be … rooms  are  still a popular option with certain wealthy buyers though more often disguised as walkin closets rather …

By Virginia K. Smith |October 15, 2015 - 1:59PM
Is home security system Canary worth a try?

… connected to the wall and my wifiI could immediately view a live wideangle shot of the room though theres a delay of … the device detects activity All videos of detected activity are saved to your timeline From the Canary apps home screen you can tap to view your live video feed or swipe up to see the timeline of past …

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |August 18, 2015 - 11:59AM