bedroom

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Roommates + Landlords

Temporary bookshelf walls to divide a room legally: A guide for NYC renters

By Evelyn Battaglia |July 15, 2025 - 10:30AM

The Search

I’ve lived in an illegal, windowless bedroom for the past year. Here’s why I stayed

By Celia Young |February 21, 2025 - 9:30AM

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Small Projects + DIY

How I furnished my NYC apartment for (nearly) free and how you can too

By Celia Young |July 31, 2024 - 2:30PM

Flowering pink-purpleish tree in front of Park Slope Brownstones

Products + Test-drives

5 ways to allergy-proof your NYC apartment

… just yetthere are a few steps you can take to make your NYC apartment an allergyfree zone Read on for five ways to survive this pollen season … 1 Keep your windows … air conditioner Your AC unit recycles air from inside your apartment and cools it so youre not at risk of pulling in …

By Celia Young |April 29, 2024 - 12:30PM

Live

Nightmare in Park Slope: My ‘luxury’ basement apartment flooded three times in two months

By Anonymous |March 30, 2023 - 12:30PM

Renovation

How to carve out a chic, comfortable home office in your NYC apartment or townhouse

By Evelyn Battaglia |February 3, 2023 - 9:30AM

Products + Services

Want to try wallpaper in your NYC apartment or brownstone? Here's what you need to know

By Evelyn Battaglia |March 3, 2022 - 9:30AM

The Market

What is considered a legal bedroom in NYC?

… you know that there are dimensions for what constitutes a legal bedroom in NYC Size matters not just because you need … health and safety considerations that go into defining a legal bedroom and you should know that some apartment … According to the citys Building Code a bedroom in NYC is legal if it has a minimum of 8 feet in both length and width …

By Brick Underground |February 3, 2022 - 12:30PM