Remember the 12 Days of Christmas song? It describes the increasingly elaborate gifts one “lucky” person receives from their “true love.” In the absence of Manhattan Mini Storage and the helpfulness of seasonal storage, we wonder how this person coped with all of those ridiculous gifts? So for fun, we’ve imagined what a smart modern-day…
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A wise and wonderful friend once passed on this bit of safe advice: If you can’t hide it, decorate it. And as any New Yorker knows, there are plenty of opportunities to dress up those unhide-able bits of our living spaces. Got a bathtub in the kitchen? Turn it into a Polynesian-style island. Does your…
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At Manhattan Mini Storage, we know that December can be challenging. The temperature can plummet a frosty 40 degrees in the span of an afternoon, the sun sets long before happy hour begins, and the crush of holiday party obligations can overwhelm even the most social of butterflies. But never fear! Here at MMS Holiday…
Read MoreAmerica celebrates Martin Luther King Day on Monday, Jan. 20. Established in 1983, this federal holiday recognizes the life, work and legacy of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Many people think of Dr. King as a champion of the African-American community, but the fact is, he was champion for all communities….
Read MoreChristmas trees are a beautiful tradition. They’re bright, cheery, festive, and they smell wonderful. They’re also, well, trees… or dead trees, to be exact — usually firs, pines and cedars that have been chopped down and moved from their natural environment via truck, sometimes traveling thousands of miles (burning thousands of gallons of gasoline), to…
Read MoreThe Big Apple is a magical place every day of the year — which is why a record 54 million tourists visited us in 2013 — but there’s no place like home for the holidays. From the giant Rockefeller Center Tree to the shops of 5th Avenue to the epic Ball Drop in Times Square,…
Read MoreAs crowded, cramped and cluttered as many New Yorker’s find their apartments, we are a city of animal lovers and pet owners. According to one recent analysis, there are over a million pets in the Big Apple, including 600,000 dogs and 500,000 cats. (Just thinking about all that fur makes us want to get out…
Read MoreHow It Started: Originally called “The Macy’s Christmas Parade,” it came about in 1924, after first-generation Macy’s employees suggested a European-style festival to celebrate this very American holiday. It featured store employees as well as animals from the Central Park Zoo. It’s actually the second-oldest Thanksgiving parade in the U.S., tied with “America’s Thanksgiving Parade”…
Read MoreMANHATTAN MINI STORAGE AND OTHER EDISON BUSINESSES TEAM UP WITH PARTNERSHIP FOR THE HOMELESS AND FEEDINGNYC FOR TOY DRIVE AND HOLIDAY MEAL DELIVERIES It’s become a holiday tradition: Instead of spending money on decorations, Edison Properties and its various businesses are once again teaming up with worthy charities this season to make the holidays brighter…
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