Teensy Tiny Apartment

One of the realities of living in NYC is that you’re going to get so much less space than in any other city.  However, the theory is that a) you don’t actually need that much space, silly people b) you’re probably living a wild crazy life and working 70 hours a week, so why do you need anything more than a bed?  A & B are right less often than we think but hey, let’s live the dream…

One of my friends, Kevin, just won a prize for the best teeny tiny apartment in New York. I helped him move into it, and yes, it’s really that tiny, but I thought that it was well porportioned.  201 sq feet.  My mother actually has a closet in the Midwest that’s bigger than that.

This is the video interview that aired on WPIX

http://www.wpix.com/pages/video/?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=3753511

The link to the story: http://www.wpix.com/news/local/wpix-manhattan-smallest-apt,0,3838273.story

Kevn in his tiny award winning apt

Caption, Kevin’s thoughts: Why do we love this crazy city so much?  I don’t think I’m in love with it, but like  people in long term abusive relationships, I assume I must…

Today’s tip for making some extra dough in NYC: Rent out your apt to a film crew

Ok, this only works if you have an apt with rooms and bathrooms that fit a small film crew plus the actors (3 people minimum).  This of course rules out most apartments in Manhattan.  But hey, you never know, they may want to remake Sex and the City or Friends with real New York apartments.

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