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Read this before you install your A/C unit this weekend
By Virginia K. Smith |May 19, 2017 - 9:59AM
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Troubleshooting
Snow day tips for vertical dwellers: Be nice to the guy with the shovel, and more
By Lucy Cohen Blatter |March 14, 2017 - 9:29AM
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Troubleshooting
The New York apartment dweller's ultimate blizzard survival guide
By Lucy Cohen Blatter |March 13, 2017 - 2:24PM
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Live
A year-round tipping guide for New Yorkers
By Lucy Cohen Blatter |January 26, 2017 - 8:59AM
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How to properly dispose of your NYC Christmas tree once the holidays are over
By Virginia K. Smith |December 21, 2016 - 12:30PM
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An open letter from your porter during the holidays

… Years ago our then … Annual Holiday Tipping Guide …  which suggested New Yorkers tip their porters $20 …

By Frank, |December 2, 2016 - 12:59PM
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A day in the life of a New York City concierge
By Virginia K. Smith |November 29, 2016 - 9:59AM
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Are you a grinch or a mensch? Find out with our two-click holiday tipping poll
By Virginia K. Smith |November 25, 2016 - 8:14AM
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Roommates + Landlords
Tight on money? How to barter for rent

… the Wall Street Journal some have apparently managed to get free or reduced rent in exchange for services like running … go farther than youd think   … Be your own super  … Dave a 27yearold who rents with two roommates in BedStuy … for the work involved he says but the landlord has also set Dave up with freelance photography work and made unsolicited …

By Virginia K. Smith |November 17, 2016 - 8:59AM