In the closest thing New York will ever have to a mountain, Redditors share their tales of living many flights above ground — with nary an elevator in sight.
On Reddit, one hapless renter has sought solace from others regarding living in a fifth-floor walkup — the closest thing New York City will ever have to hiking up a mountain.the young man plaintively asks“Here I am, living in the greatest city on Earth, and yet I rarely go out partly because it means I need to get my heart racing and legs burning to come back up the stairs to my apartment.”Hundreds of people chimed in to commiserate — or not.
The delivery issue arose often. Others take full advantage of a delivery person who treks to the top, claiming to tip well., the Upper West Side is the Manhattan neighborhood with the most fifth-floor walkups, nearly 1,200 of them.UrbanDigs Today, the construction of a five-story building would require the presence of an elevator. At this building in Turtle Bay, seven stories high, that wasn’t the case at the time of construction.Despite the huffing and puffing required to arrive home, some Reddit users claimed living in a walkup meant free exercise and staying in shape.Reasons for loving life at the top? Some claim that this New York rite of passage is also a badge of honor.
“To be fair, the marginal difference between each floor is enormous,” one Redditor wrote. “I’ve lived on 4th floors of walkups most of my time in the city, I’d be so upset to switch to a 5th floor.”“I’ve lived in both a 3rd floor walk up and a 4th floor walk up, and it’s pretty crazy how much of a difference that one floor makes,” another said.
On a day-to-day basis, people work hard never to waste a trip, planning their runs for trash and recycling, and combining errands as much as possible. One young woman, a former fifth-floor resident, wrote, “The worst part was carrying groceries. Liquids suck. But I just brought stuff home EVERY day to space it out.”“If I realized I forget to grab milk on the way home, I’d probably have black coffee the next morning,” one wrote.“If I were planning an outing, I wouldn’t go home after work.
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