ah, brooklyn

okay. if you're reading this, you are probably versed in some way in the circles in which i travel, blog or otherwise. and thus you've probably noticed the suffusion of painful sincerity that's been blowing around. that's right. spring has sprung and a whole pile of us are in love. overcome by the rarity of such a happening, you may have noticed that we have abandoned the usual witty snarkiness that was once the hallmark of our ramblings (at least at this address), and for that i apologize. and offer up, by means of atonement, the beginning of a series guaranteed to put the sin back into cynicism. you see, dom and i have decided to shack up. and that means (draw a breath, ladies and gentlemen) apartment hunting.




i loathe apartment hunting. and anyone who's ever lived within the borders of the boroughs shares my pain, i'm sure. no matter who you are, no matter how much money you have, it's a similarly painful experience for all. this is why new yorkers talk about their apartments so much. you brits have your weather (so very much of it!), we have rent controlled studios in chelsea (or wish we did). it's an easy conversation, because we've ALL BEEN THERE.
but, i digress. back to my diatribe.
there are several problems with hunting for places in this city. the first being, naturally, that all decent apartments are exorbitantly expensive. it's  common topic of conversation 'round these parts--if you can clock in a decent living space for less than 1200, you are admired. if you can do it for less than 1000 (in total, not apiece), you're a god. if you're a real estate agent, you have lots of friends. if you decide to look for an apartment that is not subject to the incredibly painful fees associated with real estate agents, you have a long, hard road ahead of you. as we are rapidly discovering.
stay tuned for the first official installment, detailing our first two viewings and clocking in later today.
meanwhile, if you or anyone you know can point us in the direction of a no fee 1-bedroom in park slope, cobble hill, carroll gardens or boerum hill for 1500 or less, feel free to drop me a line.