'How do you get furniture in': Cramped New York apartment hallway sparks jokes and disbelief

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Ally Perry • Writer and Editor
Jan 20, 2024 11:00 AM EST

When most people start looking for a house or apartment, high on their priority list is a decent amount of space. Sadly, there are certain places in the US where this comes at a premium — and New York City is one of the areas most infamous for this. Ask many New Yorkers about their experiences of house hunting and they will probably have a horror story or two. 

Many such stories will have something to do with square footage, but not all will be as unusual as one example that went viral on Twitter recently. A photo showing two doors to different apartments squeezed into a narrow corner had many feeling baffled, as well as more than a little claustrophobic. It's fair to say you would need to have a very forgiving relationship with your neighbor to live in one of these. It puts every annoying banging noise coming from upstairs into perspective.

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    mulder @mrmuldr 07 Jan Replying to @shanontherun Imagine going on your phone here
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    The Notorious J.O.V. @whotfisjovana Follow Replying to @shanontherun what happens if you open the doors at the same time
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    Steven Blathras @Steven Blathras Replying to @shanontherun How do you get furniture in Follow
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    chad, american cutie @endofanerajc Follow Replying to @shanontherun i'm choosing to believe this is fake for the sake of my sanity
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    Whitley @Whitleysdaughtr 07 Jan Replying to @shanontherun ● I really don't understand how stuff like this isn't considered building code violations and how they're able to be charged so much to live in places you have to be MacGyver just to get furniture in.
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    c$ @groovygoddesz. 07 Jan Replying to @shanontherun i feel claustrophobic just by looking at this
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    The Notorious J.O.V. @whotfisjovana Follow what if we opened doors at the same time and kissed
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    Brooks Otterlake @i zzzzzz. 08 Jan Misleading image- each of these doors opens to a 144 mile long semicircular room
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    Skarlon @SkarlonYGO. 08 Jan Oh hell nah somebody loose in NY with the millenium key
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    Mr Bisuness 2024 @mybigcrack Follow So now I'm the bad guy for needing to kiss my neighbor every time he leaves for work
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