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Display Name:	farfelnyc
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I'm 3 years late, but this apartment thread makes me laugh... Regarding anne's list: " -lowest crime rate of large cities in USA -best restaurants -Broadway theatre -center of fashion in the country -Wall Street - center of finance in the country -best mass transit -more universities and museums than any other city in the country -opera, ballet, NY Philharmonic -friendly people -heavy tourist industry -many many landmarks -absence of Patrick from Toronto -healthy film industry -most fabulous shopping in the country -magnificent nightlife -best chefs in the country " and similar comments by others... I say: yeah? and? As an old-school native New Yorker who remembers the "worst" of the 1970's, it may be news to people, but NYC has ALWAYS been the place where people the world over come and meet; we've ALWAYS had the "best" of most things even in the "worst" of times; Broadway, The Met Opera, The Yankees, The Museums, Fashion, Chefs, Artists, &c., &c., &c., have ALWAYS been here... But at least in the "old days" we had both fancy neighborhoods like Fifth Avenue as well as hard luck ones like Chinatown and Williamsburg, where "regular" people could still live. But ever since we started getting these modern-day carpetbaggers from out of town and the natives among us only too eager to help drive up real estate prices (and I say "prices", rather than "values", because real "value" is still crap...), it's been a nightmare for the rest of us. In my own fancified building on the Upper West Side, less than 20 years ago, they couldn't give studios away. And the mix of people was a lot more interesting than it is today. Sorry, but $670K for a glorified studio with dubious "upgrades" just doesn't do it for me, and it's a slap in the face to "regular people" New Yorkers. For $670K, I'll gladly take a quiet 1-br over in Carnegie Hill and still have decent money left over... FSBO: 138 B'way, Williamsburg \| Apartment Therapy New York Flag this comment	12/19/09 3:53 PM
In my experience, such well landscaped, well used, and well done rooftops are the rare exception rather than the rule. I live on a 25th floor on the Upper West Side, and look down on a good number of private rooftops and terraces. Only one, perhaps two, have aesthetically pleasing landscaping. All the other private spaces are wasted, with only furniture that's never used, scraggly plants in mismatched and misplaced pots, or nothing at all. The common rooftops of the large co-op buildings I see do better with landscaping. In a certain sense the people who have the private spaces really don't deserve them if they're not going to spend the money to do their outdoor spaces right... Flickr Finds: Rich People Roof Tops \| Apartment Therapy New York Flag this comment	12/18/09 4:43 PM
The 1st photo is West 78th Street between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue. I believe it's 240 West 78th Street. NYC Rooftop Houses \| Apartment Therapy New York Flag this comment	12/18/09 3:53 PM
I know I'm way late to the discussion, but I wanted to comment nonetheless. 1. I agree with the comment on reversing the fridge doors. Even after your remodel your doors are "right-handed". There's no reason not to make them "left-handed" instead. The change will add that much more efficiency by not having always to "go around" the obstruction of the open fridge doors. 2. I would also have suggested reclaiming counter space on the left side of the kitchen by replacing the tall fridge with separate, waist-high, side-by-side fridge and freezer units, underneath a counter than would run from the oven all the way to the washing machines. Congratulations on a nice remodel in any case, and good luck! Good Question: Making A Galley Kitchen More Functional? \| Apartment Therapy Los Angeles Flag this comment	12/17/09 6:03 PM