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

… in New York City temporary walls have long offered a way to subdivide an apartment and create an additional bedroom … it again with updated information for July 2025 … How do bookshelf walls make renting affordable … Moving even … your apartment walls Manhattan Pressurized Walls lets you choose between Benjamin Moore White or any other custom …

By Evelyn Battaglia |July 15, 2025 - 10:30AM
How I furnished my NYC apartment for (nearly) free and how you can too

… than I would have spent for brand new accouterments I scored a couch my roommate planned to discard on the curb a … but inspection pickup and delivery usually falls on the buyer As a rule I dont buy anything sightunseen unless Im comfortable losing that …

By Celia Young |July 31, 2024 - 2:30PM
Nightmare in Park Slope: My ‘luxury’ basement apartment flooded three times in two months

… space and thought renting would be the way to get it since buying a larger two bedroom in our neighborhood was out of … the South Slope a few blocks away from our condo There were red flags all over but we ignored them focusing on the flagstone backyard patio and the …

By Anonymous |March 30, 2023 - 12:30PM
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
What you need to know about installing a closet system in your NYC apartment or brownstone

… for installation like the signature line of Elfa products from the Container Store  This erstwhile … space first take out all items and sort them into piles by category then decide which items to keep toss or donate Once … … Small Spaces … Small Projects + DIY … Renovation … Products + Services … bedroom … brokers … brownstone … …

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