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The Best Tips For New Neighbors
Learn how to meet the neighbors when you're new to the neighborhood.
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Do People Really Move Because of Bad Neighbors?
Have you ever been so annoyed by a neighbor that you’ve thought about moving to get away from them? While “neighbors from hell” do indeed cause some homeowners and renters to leave their current living arrangement, most people decide they can live with their neighbor’s quirks: A recent survey by marketing agency Fractl found that just 5% of people who moved in the last year did so because of bad relations with their neighbor.
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Help! How Do I Confront A Neighbor Who Lets His Dog Poop On My Lawn?
When you find dog poop on your property, and you don’t own a dog yourself, you may be wondering how it got there. Not only is dog poop gross and hard to clean off your shoes, it is also an environmental hazard according to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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Think Someone Is Hijacking Your WiFi? Here's How You Can Tell and What To Do About It
Not only is illicit use of your wireless network a nuisance that can hinder its performance, but when people hack into your WiFi, it also poses serious security risks.
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The Watcher: A Family Finally Breaks Its Silence About Its 4-Year-Long Ordeal
In June 2014, the Broadduses thought that they were moving into their dream home, but when they started receiving creepy and terrifying letters, they suddenly realized they were wrong.
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Want To Improve Your Neighborhood? Here Are 10 Ways You Can Take Action Immediately
If you’re a homeowner, you may have spent months, even years investing in and improving the look and feel of your house. You’ve turned it into your personal oasis.
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Help! A Sex Offender Moved Into My Neighborhood. What Should I Do?
Imagine this scenario: you’ve lived in the same neighborhood for months, even years, and feel quite at home there. You have everything you need in your immediate area and have turned your house into a real home.
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Alarming New Report Claims That Nearly Half Of All Cell Phone Calls Will Be Scams By 2019
An alarming new report says that the volume of calls from unknown numbers is on the rise. According to Inquisitr, First Orion claims that “nearly half of all calls to mobile phones will be fraudulent in 2019 unless the industry adopts and implements more effective call protection solutions.
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I Can't Stand My New Neighbors, Help!
You can choose where to live, but you can’t pick your neighbors. You may not always get along with them, and their habits may disrupt your daily life or even cause damage to your property.
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So You're Moving Cross Country: Here's Where To Start
Some of the most stressful and exciting periods in life are the times you pack up all of your belongings and move. Whether it’s across town or across state lines, there is no shortage of items on your to-do-list.
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Be Your Neighbor's Keeper: These 12 Steps Can Help Improve Your Neighborhood's Safety
As a homeowner, few things are as unsettling as a crime happening in or in proximity to your neighborhood. Wherever you live, you may already be taking steps to ensure that no harm befalls you or your family.
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What Is Neighbor Spoofing? Recognize The Signs And Know How To Stop Robocallers
If you own a phone, chances are you've experienced this scenario: you get a call or text from an unknown caller I.D., but you notice that both the area code and the first three digits of the unfamiliar number match yours. Your intuition tells you to answer: if the number is local, it must be someone you know -- but when you do, it's a telemarketer, scammer, or robocaller.
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Corporal Kennedy St., Bayside, New York: The perfect balance of cozy Queens neighborhood and New York City nightlife.
Corporal Kennedy St. in Bayside, New York, beat out everything else that we looked at. On the eastern side of Flushing, Bayside remains one of the safest neighborhoods in Queens. The apartments were bigger, the streets were cleaner, and there were plenty of necessities steps away from where we settled in.