When Your Art Studio Is Also Your Apartment

A daily mix of stories about cities, city life, and our always evolving neighborhoods and skylines. [Curbed]( MONDAY, MAY 15 WFH [When Your Art Studio Is Also Your Apartment]( “I’m really lucky to have roommates who don’t care very much.” Photo: Jesse Thompson Like a lot of young artists I know in New York, I can’t afford a studio, so I create [my work at home](. I live in a railroad apartment in Bushwick with my two rooms in the front and my roommate’s in the back, a kitchen and bathroom in between. Fortunately, there are entrances at either end, so most of the time we never have to run into each other. It’s a little bit like having my own place. The front room, with windows overlooking a bus stop, is never quiet. But the light is decent, reflecting off the only building above five stories on my block. [Continue reading »]( Want more on city life, real estate, and design? [Subscribe now](to save over 60% on unlimited access to Curbed and everything New York. [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( The Latest [A Deceased Tenant; a ‘Strong, Foul Smell’; and a Police Padlock A New York City nightmare, as seen in one lawsuit.]( By Clio Chang [A New Infinity Room, Architecture for Ants, I ♥ NY Knockoffs, and More Finds Plus a COVID memorial at Greenwood Cemetery.]( By Diana Budds [The Hurb Is the Pop-Up Package Hub We’re Stuck With (For Now) It eats up precious street space. But unless the city acts, it’s the only way you’re going to get your Amazon socks and coffee filters.]( By Christopher Bonanos [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Read More From Curbed]( Introducing The City Desk, a weekly newsletter about New York. [Sign up to get it every Thursday](. [GET THE NEWSLETTER]( [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