An EVG reader who lives on East Eighth Street between Avenue B and Avenue C sent along this "Dear Super" note affixed to the front door of an apartment building.
As you can see, the apartment hunter is reaching right out to the super — skipping those busybody middlepeople like brokers! — for help securing a "quieter one bedroom or large loft studio" to move to.
The apartment hunter does a fine job of presenting him- or herself — "very clean, reliable, keep a beautiful apartment with pride."
Anyway, what an old-fashioned way to find an apartment. Perhaps it might just work? Hard to say! My super always ignores my notes. "We do not have any hot water again…"
Interesting, but I am curious about the level of bad spelling and typos. "proffesional" "land lord" "two year here" "march". Just saying.
ReplyDelete6:05, it's pretty clearly someone whose first language is not English.
ReplyDeletemy super also ignores the same exact note. then I report it to 311 and he told me not to do that. makes sense
ReplyDeleteA go-getter. I like that! But not detail oriented, judging by his decision not to use spell check. I don't like that!
ReplyDeleteI'm torn.
My dad told me that when he & my mom were looking for an apartment in the neighborhood in the 60's they couldn't find any. They found a super & gave him some cash & said they'd give him some more if he found them a good apartment. What do you know - he found one within a week.
ReplyDeleteI found a great apartment years ago by "tipping" the building's super. Those that doubt this person is not so educated or English is not their first language... this note was the equivalent of a thesis for a young person that is only use to texting to communicate.
ReplyDeleteGood for him for trying this technique. It doesn't work as often these days because the East Village landlords mostly use real estate agents and direct you to those agents, but it is worth trying. I do wish his spelling had been better.
ReplyDeleteyes, 10:44, because texting zombies are 35YOs who use words like "impeccable" and complain about noisy university tenants.
ReplyDeleteBeing ESL is not being uneducated.
I think it would work if you actually physically interacted with the super - this is my plan anyway to get away from the unending horror of 6th street rotten row, i mean restaurant row. I may be insane but I make a good first impression.
ReplyDeleteR u stupid? You're paying 3 grand to live there. I grew up on 4th st. between C and D. You're complaining about students' noise?
ReplyDeleteI think of the gangs, junkies, violence and every delicious, evil, malicious shit that went down. I would worry about my neighbors in the projects. U don't think they're laughing at u!
@Anon 6:58 PM: there are a couple of possibilities you didn't think of:
ReplyDelete1. He's currently paying $3,000/month but he wouldn't mind paying a bit more for the right studio.
2. He's currently living in a $3000/month apartment after murdering and taking on the identity of the guy who had the lease.
Either way, he's an ideal addition to the neighborhood. Welcome neighbor!
At least he didn't write "Dear Supper…"
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