Posts Tagged ‘Upper West Side’
New York’s Unintended Health Benefits
New York, One Step at a Time
All the studies outlining the health perils of sitting at a desk for long periods of time have started to concern me. I have been cognizant of staying in motion, whether riding the subway with a client or running to a real estate management office.
More and more, I have been thinking about possibly getting a standing desk.
However, having viewed a whopping 14 Manhattan apartments — and climbing 42 flights of stairs — yesterday from the Financial District to the Upper West Side, I felt better that I didn’t need to be concerned every single day.
A better, bigger umbrella might have been a better focal point in yesterday’s torrential downpour.
Life In A 90-Square-Foot Apartment
By now you have probably seen author Felice Cohen lead a tour of her 90-square-foot apartment on New York’s Upper West Side.
The Liliputian flat, which costs $700 a month, is located in a pre-war building a block from Central Park.
Affordability has its trade-offs.
