This is one of those "well, duh!" moments: why don't more small home networking appliances work like this? Gone, too, is the need to set anything up!
What sent the shiver down her spine was the word "McMansions," a term used to describe large luxury homes that are increasingly springing up next door to smaller, more modest homes in neighborhoods like Scarsdale, Larchmont and Rye, where her agency is located.
Slightly more modest homes populate the smaller blocks, which dead-end to the west side of the village and abut Floral Park to the east.
Mr. Barras came from the Hawtonville Estate about 20 miles away from Nottingham, a sprawling development of more than 1,000 small homes and apartments, some government-subsidized, others privately owned.
Vacancy rates were low, and local officials had been trying to fill some of the demand by allowing more "granny" units — small homes built in the back yards of larger houses.
"As the greengrocers and drugstores move out of the area between 68th and 77th Streets, more and more small fashion and home-furnishings stores are moving in".
Ms Faulkner agrees that the village she lives in has "too many large homes and not enough small ones... in villages, I really notice the ageing population, which poses issues for the future as we desperately need more affordable, smaller homes".
Once packed with Greek immigrants, it has since become the go-to neighborhood for hipsters and young families, who spend more than $1 million on small homes to be in sight of downtown and near parks, shopping, and bars and restaurants with outdoor patios.
A single charge lasts about 20 minutes, which should be more than enough for most small homes and apartments.
Surprisingly, respondents residing in small homes were more likely to report problems sleeping (p = 0.012).
