How to survive life in a tenement-sized apartment

… keeping them out of sight My sofa is actually an oversized chair and a half and has storage within it under the … space at all I originally thought Id try to get a small rolling cart to chop on but most were too wide to fit in the space I had and prevented me from pulling out the chair to my dinette table Then I came across this affordable …

By Kelly Kreth |January 31, 2013 - 10:21AM
A blogging threat succeeds where FedEx fails

… and not only has my bell not rung but I got no notification tags on the door from FedEx alerting me of a missed delivery … sure it wasnt lost forever Finally when I threatened to blog FB and Tweet about this asking her to repeat sentences … said she was sending me to another department because of my blogging threat I LOLed and held another ungodly amount of …

By Kelly Kreth |January 3, 2013 - 10:58AM
'Tis the season for an energy scam

… the course of my time here he has propped the buildings doors open with rocks  and allowed various miscreants entry into the building This week was no different although with a … club KY Jelly wrestling allnight noise no regrets   … Live … Neighbors … Neighborhood Intel … Troubleshooting … …

By Kelly Kreth |December 13, 2012 - 10:57AM
9 good reasons to rent in a crappy tenement, like interesting neighbors and no holiday tipping

rentcontrolled tenants so my unit is pretty much the only one renovated with all stainless steel appliances brand new … keep his highest paying and very neurotic tenant happy  … Pets  … I have a particularly loud dachshund and it tends to be easier to live in a petfriendly small walkup with dirty stairwells and cracks in …

By Kelly Kreth |November 29, 2012 - 10:18AM
My crappy little tenement apartment stands up to Sandy

a week before Hurricane Sandy I had what I can now only think of as a foreshadowing event I arrived home exhausted … electricity to adequately clean my IV line He didnt seem to care and left me in the dark  A frantic call to my landlord … Million Dollar Listing NY so far The 20 deadly sins NYC rental agents should never commit but do Escape from the UES …

By Kelly Kreth |November 8, 2012 - 12:55PM
If hell hath no washing machines, purgatory has a Malber

… The last two apartments Ive lived in have had washing machine access The … to the sink and youd have to keep the water running for the whole three hours it took to wash and dry a load … latch to break a month later and Malber repair did not come cheap Then on Christmas Eve several years ago during one …

By Kelly Kreth |October 25, 2012 - 1:18PM