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A lot of people in New York sleep in rooms with only lot-line windows, which cannot legally be counted as bedrooms. That is because a lot of buildings were built that way due to the lots being long and narrow from the way the city was planned. It happens so often that it makes the news when someone's sleeping room becomes totally devoid of windows whenever all their lot-line windows are covered up by construction next door. So, I've always wondered how many New Yorkers actually sleep in windowless rooms or rooms with only lot-line windows before they're sealed up, which count separately in this case.
What is the percentage of people, even roughly speaking, in New York that sleep in windowless rooms? How about that for those who sleep in rooms that still have at least a single lot-window that is not covered up yet? Also, how do they feel after their sleeping room becomes totally windowless? Do they still like their sleeping room because it's theirs, do they like it even more because it is even more isolated from the outside environment and helps with sleeping, do they like it less now, do they now not enjoy it so much as to even hate it, etc.?
Last edited by friendlytortoise; 03-09-2022 at 08:47 PM..
It's probably people that live in illegal apartments or whatever. Never gave it much thought, as I have never lived in such an environment. I do use shades that block out the light in my bedroom, which makes it feel like there is no window, but a tiny bit of light comes in.
Yep. It kind of sounds familiar but I'll bite.
I would like it because currently I get a lot of street and traffic noise & without a window they'll be blissful silence but...!
I would also kind of feel like I'm sleeping inside a closet so... I don't know...
It's probably people that live in illegal apartments or whatever. Never gave it much thought, as I have never lived in such an environment. I do use shades that block out the light in my bedroom, which makes it feel like there is no window, but a tiny bit of light comes in.
Actually, a lot of the them in the news are not from illegal apartments, but from top-end condos and co-ops, because high-profile people are the ones who the journalists and mainstream media think are worth mentioning on the news. One case was from the prestigious long and narrow Silk Building with the luxury ornate stone facade, who had most, if not all, of the lot-line windows blocked on one side. As a result, a lot of 2-bedroom units, even some 3-bedroom units, became studios with 2 or 3 dens/guest rooms/hone offices because they could no longer be marketed as 2 or 3 bedrooms, even though those were never legally bedrooms.
A lot of people in New York sleep in rooms with only lot-line windows, which cannot legally be counted as bedrooms. That is because a lot of buildings were built that way due to the lots being long and narrow from the way the city was planned. It happens so often that it makes the news when someone's sleeping room becomes totally devoid of windows whenever all their lot-line windows are covered up by construction next door. So, I've always wondered how many New Yorkers actually sleep in windowless rooms or rooms with only lot-line windows before they're sealed up, which count separately in this case.
What is the percentage of people, even roughly speaking, in New York that sleep in windowless rooms? How about that for those who sleep in rooms that still have at least a single lot-window that is not covered up yet? Also, how do they feel after their sleeping room becomes totally windowless? Do they still like their sleeping room because it's theirs, do they like it even more because it is even more isolated from the outside environment and helps with sleeping, do they like it less now, do they now not enjoy it so much as to even hate it, etc.?
Isn't this the same question that you posed (without any real comment by you) in another thread?
In the last NYC flood,didnt they find folks sleeping in the basement with no window?as the water kept rising,they drowned.
ALSO some studio apt have a walk in closet which is large enough for a full size bed and can serve as a bedroom.
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