Moving is always hell. Now imagine if a million fellow New Yorkers were also schlepping their stuff to new living quarters on the same day you were. Crazy, right? But this was a tradition in New York since colonial times, lasting until World War II. [Above, an 1859 Harper's illustration captures the confusion] On February 1 of every year, landlords let tenants know how much their rent increase would be, to take effect three months later. If they … Read More

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