Alana Mayman

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If De Blasio or Lhota really want to get elected...
By Alana Mayman, Lucy Cohen Blatter
November 4, 2013 - 12:06 PM

Affordable housing is a huge, and hugely important, issue in NYC...but it's not the only way to win or lose NYC's real estate vote.  

If Joe Lhota and Bill De Blasio really want to become mayor, all they need to do is promise all (or even just a couple!) of the following to New Yorkers:

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9 reasons Halloween is better in NYC
By Alana Mayman
October 30, 2013 - 11:08 AM
Television shows and movies would have you think that Halloween in the suburbs is where it's at. We personally think that trick or treating in the city beats the 'burbs anytime. Below, 9 reasons why Halloween is better in the Big Apple. Maybe we should rename it the Big Pumpkin. 1. We've got the most candy per square inch. A street with 20 houses spaced apart...or a 22 story building with 15 apartments on each floor? You decide. 2. You don't have to feel guilty about eating said candy -- 364 days a year we walk about 10 times more than our suburban counterparts. 3. Halloween is actually celebrated on Halloween--no town council to declare it will be on October 28.
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10 signs that you've outgrown your apartment
By Alana Mayman, Lucy Cohen Blatter
October 22, 2013 - 08:59 AM
We all make some compromises to live in this city. (Dining room, what dining room?) But sometimes enough is enough. Below are 10 ways to tell you have a critical need for more rooms, more storage, more space and just, well, more. You have almost as many temporary walls as permanent ones. Every permanent wall you have hides a Murphy bed. You have newborn triplets and no washer/dryer.
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10 signs summer is over in New York
By Alana Mayman, Lucy Cohen Blatter
September 9, 2013 - 10:57 AM
While it's not officially fall yet, the sad reality is that, for the most part, summer is behind us. So cram the beach chairs and umbrellas into your storage locker, remove Blurred Lines from your Spotify starred list and accept the fact that fall is here, even if the temperature is supposed to hit 88 degrees this week.
 
Below, 10 telltale signs that your NYC summer has gone bye-bye:
 
1. Your hallway is finally quiet (and kid-free) at 2 p.m. during the weekdays.
 
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And the top 10 wedding gifts for NYC apartment dwellers are...
By Alana Mayman
May 30, 2013 - 12:56 PM

Wedding season is upon us, but before you run over to Crate & Barrel/Bloomie's/etc. to pick up a panini press or cotton candy machine, consider what New York City apartment dwellers really need.

Case in point: Engaged at the tender age of 23, I chose every crystal stem, sterling utensil, decorative charger, and small appliance with assiduous- some would say obsessive- care.

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Are you a real New Yorker? Here are 12 ways to tell
By Alana Mayman
May 13, 2013 - 14:00 PM

You may pride yourself on your Wikipedia-like knowledge of the best/worst rooftop bars and smartest/dumbest places to hail a taxi at rush hour, but you're not really a New Yorker until you pass through the Five Stages of Real Estate Grief (denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance)...and the following NYC real estate truths no longer shock you:

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