"See? You can be messy on the inside, and no one knows."

Step inside a 400-square-foot apartment space , transformed by elaborate built-ins: The quote I've used for the post title appears about...

"Jeffrey has his own life, and he has chosen that life, but he knows that our hearts and home are always open to him."

"He knows that, he’s well aware of that."

"Natasha graduated with top honors from high school at 14 and was offered a full scholarship by Mannes College the New School for Music in New York."

"Her mother worried about a deficit of soul in New York." “There is no time for vision! People are just struggling to survive, lik...

"Whether it's providing a warm place to visit for a cup of coffee or simply charging your electronic devices..."

"... we are here to help in any way." An email "Message to Our Customers" from Saks Fifth Avenue (intended mostly to be ...

"Who would willingly choose to live in something with the footprint of a parking space (8x10x16 feet)?"

"In cities where space is at a mind-boggling premium, McCormick’s idea of taking up residence in a parking space — in what he refers to...

Renting... at $60,000 a month.

"Will they get any takers? Especially when the undulating window design by the starchitect Frank Gehry lets you see and be seen by your...

Gallery-goers eat rats at the art show "Tomorrow We Will Feast Again on What We Catch."

And the NYT gives the show 2-pages of glowing description (and warnings that — ooh! — you may be disgusted). Twenty people, mostly friends...

The average rent in Manhattan is $3,778, up 9% in a year.

And for a studio, it's $2,569 — up 18.8% in the past year. Real-estate agent Josh Lichy, 27, appreciated the rental crunch first-hand wh...

Mayor Bloomberg, stimulating the development of micro-units.

For single folk, in New York City. Here's a useful graphic:   I love the picture of the diminutive mayor, standing in a life-size floor ...

"We Built Way Too Many Cultural Institutions During the Good Years."

Did we? And who are "we"? "We" are all those cities across America who think we can be Bilbao , that if we build it, th...

The grossly underenforced zoning law that preserves loft space in SoHo for artists.

The effort to get the law changed involves revealing how many property owners are in violation of the law. At issue is a 1971 zoning change ...

Camden...

... in ruins.

"The 20 Best Small Towns in America."

Compiled by Smithsonian , placing "one quality above others: culture." If you're like me, you'll go through the list looki...

Are you part of "the technocrati generation that uses the city as its living room and kitchen..."

"... and goes to practically a dorm room to crash at the end of the day"? In cities, modules can be stacked to make a new generati...

"Who are these people who live in Manhattan expecting peace and quiet? New York is loud, dirty, and fabulous!"

Who are these people who need to sleep at night and object to human feces on their doorstep? New York is loud, dirty, and fabulous!

"Some Cabbies Given Right to Say No to Racy Ads."

"The city’s Taxi and Limousine Commission unanimously approved a regulation that would prevent owners of yellow taxi medallions, who of...

"Do 'bicycle friendly' urban policies discriminate against women?"

Instapundit asks slyly , linking to yesterday's post "Despite the city’s efforts to become more bike friendly, male cyclists in Ne...

"Despite the city’s efforts to become more bike friendly, male cyclists in New York continue to outnumber female cyclists three to one..."

Because they made it safer but it's still not too safe, and that's how much more women care about safety than men do. Also, they...

NY Post is still kicking Anthony Weiner, this time for buying "pathetic" flowers for Huma.

They only cost $22.97, purchased at a — gasp! — bodega: "It's ridiculous, and it could make her angrier," said Elayne Rapping,...

What Panchito's did to The Fat Black Pussycat.

It's a terrible shame! Panchito's owner Bob Engelhardt was a regular at the Pussycat which he described as a 'cesspool'. It ...