Lambeth Hochwald
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In a walk-up, is it better to be on the ground floor or the top floor? Read More
September 18, 2017 - 14:00 PM
Walk-ups are funny: The ground floor offers easy access to the outside, but also, often, dim light, a view of the building’s garbage cans and lots of street noise. On the flip side, a top-floor apartment means lugging groceries up stairs and worrying about roof leaks. We asked five New Yorkers if, given a choice, they'd prefer the ground floor or the top floor of a walk-up. Here's what they had to say:
Which is worse: Dealing with noisy neighbors, or accusations that you're too loud?
September 11, 2017 - 12:00 PM
Drama over sound traveling is part and parcel of New York City apartment living, unfortunately.
Read More Would you rather have building storage or more closet space?
September 5, 2017 - 14:00 PM
Doesn't every New Yorker want big closets?
Read More After 50 years as a New Yorker, beauty-product maven June Jacobs is embracing the old and the new in the city
August 25, 2017 - 12:00 PM
She also managed to expand her rental apartment somehow.
Read More Diary of an extreme commuter: Here's what it's really like to commute from the Rockaways to Manhattan every day
August 25, 2017 - 09:00 AM
Think it takes you long to get to work? Meet a New Yorker who travels by sea, land and subway to get to her desk.
Read More Would you rather have weed smoke or cigarette smoke infiltrating your apartment?
August 21, 2017 - 14:00 PM
Not all smokers are equally annoying neighbors, New Yorkers say.
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