Forty Is the New Living with Roommates
It's not all that rare that people in urban places end up living with roommates, for at least a while. But what about having the same three roommates for nearly 20 years?
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It's not all that rare that people in urban places end up living with roommates, for at least a while. But what about having the same three roommates for nearly 20 years?
Beyond the trend of New York City residents renting out their apartments or spare rooms or even just their couches via the website Airbnb.com, there is a new trend: New Yorkers really, really enjoy doing this. Oh how they love it.
The biggest small story this week has been the news of New York City Mayor Bloomberg's competition to developers to create "micro-apartments" to be built in what's currently a parking lot in Kip's Bay. But however do you furnish such a place?
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