Q I live in a townhouse development consisting of 120 units. The board is the management team and the association is financially responsible for outside maintenance. In 2009, there was work done on the sidewalks and stoops, and more wo…
Q The building where I live, a former hotel, was converted to a condo about four years ago. There are nine hotel-stabilized tenants remaining as renters within the condo. Management says that our hotel-stabilized units have been “condom…
Heating and cooling systems within co-op or condominium developments are called upon to provide safe, consistent energy to residents. The people who bring you heat, air cooling and refrigeration know that, and want to find what works—an…
As winter looms, property owners can cut costs and save on their heating bills with preventive maintenance and upgrades to their steam systems. Here are some suggestions for savings from Con Edison. Optimize Steam Piping Syste…
According to the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), New York City currently has the largest unfiltered surface water supply in the world. Every day, some 1.3 billion gallons of water are delivered to more than …
Long known as a working class, Irish enclave tucked under the No. 7 subway line in the western portion of Queens, Woodside is a neighborhood with a multicultural flavor, affordable housing and an extremely convenient location. …
As an attorney and an apartment dweller, Michelle Freudenberger had seen it all and more when it comes to living with difficult residents. “I lived next door to twin toddlers whose parents were both attorneys,” says Michelle, w…
In December 2008, the National Bureau of Economic Research announced that the United States was in a recession that had started back in December 2007. The official announcement was old news for most Americans. As the dust cont…
Wait a second. You say you bought your apartment, but you don’t own it? Huh?” Explain the concept of the cooperative apartment —you buy shares of a corporation and then rent the apartment to yourself—to a homeowner outside of Ne…
New York is one of the most diverse cities on the face of the earth. Its huddled masses yearning to breathe free include immigrants from places completely unlike the Big Apple: Kazakhstan, Zimbabwe, Uruguay—even North Dakota. There are m…