Here is something that mystified me about Manhattan I have only recently puzzled out:

[futurebird@sauropods.win]

Here is something that mystified me about Manhattan I have only recently puzzled out:

These big padlocks that decorate the fences and tree wells on the streets with brownstones. They are key safes: these allow housekeepers, air bnb, repairmen and estate agents access by a combination— there are more and more of them every year.

I feel like there ought to be a better solution— still this beats using some door lock app.

[futurebird@sauropods.win]

This is an interesting development in home security for New York City. In the 1980s having your stereo or television stolen from your apartment was a more common crime. The idea of someone breaking into a house to steal electronics today seems ludicrous. (Nonetheless my mom *still* asks if my apartment is secure enough because I have “all those electronics”)

Frankly, it seems more likely someone would break in to take a shower and have a nap: a hotel costs more than electronics.