Virginia K. Smith

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One-hour Amazon delivery arrives, the year's best light fixtures, and more
By Virginia K. Smith
December 19, 2014 - 10:59 AM

If you live in Manhattan and shell out for Amazon Prime, you can now get toilet paper and shampoo delivered within the hour (Crain's)

Behold, 2014's coolest new lighting options (Apartment Therapy)

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What's it like to live in an architectural gem, and where do you even buy one?
By Virginia K. Smith
December 18, 2014 - 11:59 AM
For anyone who's ever fantasized about ditching their apartment and moving into the Frank Lloyd Wright room at the Met, New York Magazine has an envy-inducing feature about what life is actually like in a home designed by a world-famous architect. The first part of the answer is "expensive," as you'd probably guess, but beyond that, the sheer aesthetic value can act as a conversation starter.
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Life inside a historic home, the coolest elevator in NYC, and more
By Virginia K. Smith
December 18, 2014 - 10:59 AM

Nice work if you can get it: living for free as a caretaker in one of New York's historic homes (Gothamist)

Would you rather have an elevator that moves fast  or one that looks as cool as this vintage gem? (Scouting NY)

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Reel Estate: In Mulaney's New York, there IS such a thing as a spoken-word lease
By Virginia K. Smith
December 18, 2014 - 09:59 AM
It seems like nearly every sitcom about young-ish people has its characters living in New York—or at least, a version of New York—usually with varying degrees of realism. (Broad City's at one end of the spectrum, the already-canceled Manhattan Love Story's at the other.) Another bizarre, disappointing example to add to the pile? Mulaney, the self-titled new sitcom starring (the usually on-point) comedian John Mulaney.
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Get your landlord to fix that broken buzzer
By Virginia K. Smith
December 18, 2014 - 08:59 AM
Broken Buzzers: Rules For Landlords In New York
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Sex with your roommate: no longer a terrible idea?
By Virginia K. Smith
December 17, 2014 - 12:59 PM

General wisdom has it that the number one way to maintain a functional relationship with your roommate is to never, ever have sex with them. But rules were made to be broken. At least according to a first-person essay over at Brokelyn by a woman who's sleeping with her hot DJ roommie in Bushwick—as you do—and couldn't be happier with the arrangement.

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