Illegal Renovations?
My landlord moved walls and gutted the two rental apartments below mine. He never posted any work permits and I doubt they existed. I think he also changed the number of bedrooms [from 2 to 3]
How do I find out what is approved and not approved? I want to know for curiosity and because I’ve occasionally had trouble with him, and want to have info in case I need it for the future…
Window Garden Predator?
My herb garden is on my fire escape in window boxes [3 of them] and something is digging up the plants and tossing them aside. My friend says mice or squirrles or [ick] rats. Any hints on keeping them away?
rent stablized lease renewal
so now that the increases have been announced, what determines if i sign a 1 or 2 year lease? 1 year is 3% and 2 is 6%
i pay below market and plan on staying indefinitely so i guess 2 is the best option?
herbs in brooklyn
Looking for large basil,oregano etc plants at reasonable prices, is the farmer’s market my best bet or does somewhere have a good selection at competetive prices?
Brownstone management
So, what do my celebrity neighbours and others who aren’t around to maintain [sweep, shovel etc] their brownstones do? i presume they hire management companies… if one were to leave the country a lot this year, should they consider it?
kitchen backsplash
hi,
i’m looking to do a cheap backsplash for my kitchen. I want to do it myself, some thoughts I had. Painting with a number of layers of glossy paint? Trying to do some tile myself [the little teeny kind that comes in sheet] or buying a couple really big sheets of formica and gluing it to the wall. You can also get really thin sheets of aluminum with adhesive on the back. i thought that would look cool… any thoughts?
Prospect park west stabbing
Anybody know what happened on prospect park west last night? Neighbours said a teenager got stabbed, but i havent’ been able to find out. After the murder this spring, makes me nervous.
May 21, 2012 | 02:16 PM