Here is something that mystified me about Manhattan I have only recently puzzled out:
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Here is something that mystified me about Manhattan I have only recently puzzled out:
These big padlocks that decorate the fences and tree wells on the streets with brownstones. They are key safes: these allow housekeepers, air bnb, repairmen and estate agents access by a combination— there are more and more of them every year.
I feel like there ought to be a better solution— still this beats using some door lock app.
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Here is something that mystified me about Manhattan I have only recently puzzled out:
These big padlocks that decorate the fences and tree wells on the streets with brownstones. They are key safes: these allow housekeepers, air bnb, repairmen and estate agents access by a combination— there are more and more of them every year.
I feel like there ought to be a better solution— still this beats using some door lock app.
This is an interesting development in home security for New York City. In the 1980s having your stereo or television stolen from your apartment was a more common crime. The idea of someone breaking into a house to steal electronics today seems ludicrous. (Nonetheless my mom *still* asks if my apartment is secure enough because I have “all those electronics”)
Frankly, it seems more likely someone would break in to take a shower and have a nap: a hotel costs more than electronics.
