Surviving NYC relocation with children 101

Relocation, in any way, shape, or form, is already a complicated event. Add kids into the mix, and you get a particularly difficult situation. It doesn’t matter whether you are already living in NYC or are relocating from a distant location – when kids are involved, you’ll have to pay special attention to everything you do. So before you can comfortably settle into one of NYC’s best neighborhoods, you should learn how to survive NYC relocation with children by your…

Creating an Office for Your Home-Based Business

Image via Pexels There are plenty of benefits of working from home: your commute disappears, you can work in your pajamas if you want to, and the hours are far more flexible than if you were in an office building. However, one major drawback for some home-based business owners is lacking a dedicated office space. If you don’t have space in your home for an office, make it a priority so you can be more productive and successful as a…

Important Tools Should Have in Your Workshop

Whether beginning a workshop without any preparation or enhancing a current one, not many specialists will concoct a similar workshop tools list of things to get. Regularly the need is either a table saw, band saw, or outspread arm saw, trailed by the tool to spruce up wood, for example, a planer, machine, and drill press. The tool you will need will depend on a huge degree on the activities you wind up building regularly from that point on. Many…

Renters Insurance, do I need it?

In order to make the decision on whether to get a renters insurance policy, it is important to know what’s covered, the three types of coverages typically available, and what to watch out for when purchasing your own policy. Please note that each insurance company has different exclusions and coverage limits. Problems and frustrations can arise down the road if you don’t fully understand what’s included and excluded in your policy.  There are three essential types of coverage: 1) Personal…

Curbed Is Moving to New York Magazine

Curbed Is Moving to New York Magazine Photo-Illustration: Marcus Peabody/Getty We couldn’t imagine a better fit. Today, Curbed NY and the Curbed flagship join New York as the magazine’s home for coverage of cities and city life. We can’t imagine a better fit. When New York Magazine was founded in 1968, its absolute focus was New York City life: its politics, accents, art, social dynamics, and best lo mein. In 2020, the magazine still has New York City at its…

Landlords Lose Fight Against Rent Protections, Hotel Chelsea’s Latest Tenant Battle, and Other News

Landlords Lose Fight Against Rent Protections, Hotel Chelsea’s Latest Tenant Battle, and Other News A row of apartment buildings in Brooklyn. | fotog/Getty Images Here’s what’s going on around town this week. Landlords Strike Out in Lawsuit Against New York Rent Laws Last year, renters across New York rejoiced when the State Legislature passed a spate of robust tenant laws. The landlord lobby, unsurprisingly, was not too pleased after its failed campaign to curb the legislation. It wasn’t long before…

Governor Cuomo’s ‘Moratorium’ on Evictions Won’t Really Stop Evictions

Governor Cuomo’s ‘Moratorium’ on Evictions Won’t Really Stop Evictions A row of apartment buildings in Brooklyn. | Leslie Pankowski/Getty Images It’s “still full of loopholes,” as one lawyer put it. It was just a few brief sentences, but they sent reporters and housing lawyers into a frenzy: On a Monday call with journalists, three days before a state ban on evictions was set to expire, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced plans to extend residential eviction protections through January 1. The measure,…

City Hall Park Is Still Under Lockdown, the MTA Has a Man Cave, and Other News

City Hall Park Is Still Under Lockdown, the MTA Has a Man Cave, and Other News Rob Kim/Getty Images Here’s what’s going on around town this week. Why is City Hall Park still barricaded? For nearly a month this summer, the 8.8-acre green space surrounding City Hall was home to the Occupy City Hall protesters as they called on the mayor and City Council to defund the NYPD. The cops cleared out the encampment on July 22, and since then,…

The Cheapest, Nicest Apartments for Sale in the West Village 

The Cheapest, Nicest Apartments for Sale in the West Village  This prewar one-bedroom on Horatio Street has two skylights. | Donna Dotan Photography Skylights, built-ins, and a 250-square-foot private terrace. Apparently, not even the reliably expensive West Village is immune to the COVID-induced housing price drops sweeping Manhattan. According to residential-real-estate analytics firm UrbanDigs, the median asking price for new listings in the area has decreased to the lowest figure in years, from $2.8 million in May to $1.765 million…

Bill de Blasio’s Plan to Close Rikers Is Crumbling

Bill de Blasio’s Plan to Close Rikers Is Crumbling A jail on Rikers Island. | Erik Pendzich/Shutterstock A judge’s ruling is the latest bad news for the mayor. A lawsuit has landed a decisive blow to Bill de Blasio’s plan to replace Rikers Island with a smaller network of borough-based jails. Under the vision the mayor put forward in 2018, four new towering jails would rise near courthouses in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx at a cost of $8.7…