They Wanted a Backyard. Now They Hate It.

A daily mix of stories about cities, city life, and our always evolving neighborhoods and skylines. [Curbed]( FRIDAY, MAY 17 real estate regrets [They Wanted a Backyard. Now They Hate It.]( Outdoor space was the city renters’ pandemic dream. Then came the rats. Photo-Illustration: Curbed Molly* loved her backyard at first. She and her husband had moved to the garden-level two-bedroom in Crown Heights in early 2021. It was pricier than their last place, but it seemed worth it: She had visions of a thriving garden and casual dinner parties impervious to new COVID variants or indoor-dining regulations. But things slowly soured. She began to resent the backyard — the constant maintenance, the rats and mosquitoes, a mulberry tree with fruit that stained everything it touched. The next two years would become something like a constant battle against Mother Nature. “I went from being this ambitious gardener to barely being able to keep my area of the yard clean,” Molly said. “I didn’t realize how much more work it was going to be, or how dirty the work was going to be.” [Continue reading »]( Want more on city life, real estate, and design? [Subscribe now]( for unlimited access to Curbed and everything New York. [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( The Latest [BjornQorn Opened a Skate Rink The space will also be a production facility for its nutritional-yeast-dusted offerings.]( By Clio Chang [Tenants of New York’s Worst Landlords Already Knew Signature Bank Would Fail The bank’s model incentivized eviction and neglect. Something had to give.]( By Adriane Quinlan [The Best Wedding Dresses in New York For nongeneric gowns, avoiding the Manhattan bridal scene, and more.]( By Mattie Kahn [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Read More From Curbed]( If you enjoyed reading Curbed’s daily newsletter, forward it to a friend. Or [sign up for our Design Hunting newsletter]( for a visual diary from design editor Wendy Goodman. [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe](link.nymag.com/manage/588/optout-curbed?email={EMAIL}&hash=6c53b63a8e3fad70ad4ef13004527437¶m=curbed) | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on email newsletters, please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, 12th Floor Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2023, All rights reserved