Marisa Tom | May 19, 2011 8:50 amWhat is the common denominator most New Yorkers share as residents of this bursting at the seams city? I'll tell you: it's a lack of storage space. Narrow railroad-style hallways, closets already stuffed to the gills with Winter coats, and a bedroom not fit to hold anything larger than a queen-sized bed make owning life-essential pieces like, hm, a bike, a real space-consuming nuisance.Read More
Marisa Tom | February 18, 2011 8:05 amSince its creation in 2000, the Museum of Modern Art and MoMA PS1 (22-25 Jackson Ave., 718-784-2084) hold a series of competitions annually through its Young Architects Program where architects are encouraged to submit designs for its outdoor courtyard facility. The thought behind this was to give emerging artists the chance to create a Summer refuge for visitors from the hot urban environment. Previous winners have transformed the huge courtyard into everything from a multi-wading pool to a netted, beach ball-filled arena.Read More
Marisa Tom | December 28, 2010 8:06 amHere's an easy mantra for 2011: get organized. With the help of nonprofit GrowNYC, an organization dedicated to cleaning up New York and encouraging the principles of "reduce, reuse, recycle," you can organize the stuff you've accumulated in that apartment of yours, share a thing or two, and maybe even pick up something you need . .Read More
Marisa Tom | May 19, 2011 8:50 am
What is the common denominator most New Yorkers share as residents of this bursting at the seams city? I'll tell you: it's a lack of storage space. Narrow railroad-style hallways, closets already stuffed to the gills with Winter coats, and a bedroom not fit to hold anything larger than a queen-sized bed make owning life-essential pieces like, hm, a bike, a real space-consuming nuisance.
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