Virginia K. Smith

If it's a doorman you're after, the Upper East Side will be your best bet, but if you're hoping to buy in a building with an accepting pooch policy, it's worth heading downtown, according to a report released today by StreetEasy that zeroes in on where in Manhattan you're most likely to find popular building amenities, like doormen, elevators and laundry.

One reason to be grateful this year: your apartment is (hopefully) bigger than 100 square feet (Apartment Therapy) 

Keep your apartment safe if you're heading out of town (My First Apartment)

Good lighting can make or break an apartment just as much as a dinner date—everything looks better under the golden glow of candle flames. But rather than filling your apartment with tea lights, or undergoing a major overhaul that your landlord might not like, consider the third option: custom lampshades.

New Yorkers spend a lot of time swapping apartment horror stories, which makes perfect sense: for one thing, we've all got 'em, and for another, it's cathartic (and usually pretty funny) to know that you're not the only one who's suffered a kleptomaniac roommate or toilet overflow. Of course, if it were all that bad the entire city would've thrown in the towel years ago, and there's no time like the present to do, well, a little "thanksgiving" for our apartments (and apartment buildings).