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By Nate Freeman 12/20/10 10:29pm

Season for giving

Doormen Get The Darndest Gifts! The Highs and Lows of Holiday Tipping

There may be no definitive right amount to tip your doorman at Christmas time. Perhaps no more than $100 is advisable, some say, but others obviously give much more or much less. In some cases, residents give nothing at all.

With Christmas on the horizon, The New York Times polled a cross-section of the Read More

By Matt Chaban 11/29/10 6:00pm

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Tips for Tipping: From Doormen to Deliverymen, Who Gets What for the Holidays

One of the most difficult parts of the holidays in New York, besides fighting past the Fifth Avenue crowds and putting up with a trip to the in-laws, is knowing who in your building to tip and how much to give them.

Fortunately the fine folks over at Brick Underground have compiled their second-annual Read More

By Matt Chaban 9/24/10 7:27pm

Living in a Cave

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How to Tell If You’re Living In an Illegal Apartment

Yesterday, the Bloomberg administration announced that a special sting operation–involving Craigslist and hidden cameras–had turned up a slew of illegal apartments in the city. The hope is this new investigative tool might keep landlords from being so damned shady.

But, just in case, the Department of Buildings released a set of 10 tips Read More

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