Secret NYC B & Bs

Too bad the NY Times blew the cover on not-quite-kosher "B&Bs" in yesterday's real estate pages. They're really just apartments that owners or long-time renters lease out on the sly to out-of-towners. It's usually against a building's rules, but no one every gives up a New York apartment, and those who hang on to little ones are always looking for creative ways to pay the (escalating) tab.