2 posts tagged “apartments”
In the August issue of The Believer, there's a wonderful article about the writing of Toni Schlesinger. A former contributor to the Village Voice, Schlesinger wrote the ever-less alt.weekly's Shelter column, which took a simple yet satisfying snapshot of one city resident's living environment. Think of the column as a New York Times Vows for the real estate set.
Jenny Davidson's essay considers Schlesinger's writing, the sum total of the Shelter column, and the writer's new collection in the best meta sense. Davidson makes connections between columns (based on more than the thematic sections of the book), pontificates on what it means to live in the city, and reviews the book—which I'm sure must be excellent—equally with heart and smarts.
Worth a read.
The other night, a friend remarked to me that she didn't have a smoke
detector or carbon monoxide protector in her apartment. Turns out that
New York state and city law dictates that landlords install smoke detectors and CO detectors
in all units they manage. If there's a detector in your apartment that
you've "failed to maintain," you might need to reimburse your landlord
for a replacement, but if they haven't even installed one yet, they
need to. It's the law.
