Craigslist Chorales: For Sale: Beautiful Dresser and Mirror, Possibly Swastika Flag

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A good person in Albany, N.Y., has taken to Craigslist to seek $200 for his six-drawer dresser and attached mirror, with the possibility of negotiating in a matching night stand. Look closely, however, and certain other of this person's proclivities become clear. It appears that the posting has been removed since Reddit got ahold of it, but meanwhile another swastika-themed Craigslist Albany ad lives on. Writes a New Lebanon, N.Y., man whose neighbor whose garage bears "a Nazi flag with swastika and Maltese cross": "[...] we had a slight screaming encounter about the boudary [sic] dispute."

· Found a nice dresser on Craigslist...good thing I'm a Raiders fan [Reddit]
· Swastika legal to display? [Craigslist Albany]

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Curbed's Horror Stories: Real-Life Hoarding Possibly Sadder Than the Televised Variety

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Above: a positively grotesque apartment occupied by one who suffers from compulsive hoarding. The photo was sent to Curbed NY by said hoarder's across-the-hall neighbor, who writes, "I found out I was living across from a hoarder. She had been accumulating junk for over 20 years and it had gotten to the point where every inch of her apartment was covered from front to back… And only a thin wall separated us. Of course the A-hole real estate agent who showed me the place conveniently forgot to mention this."

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Kravet to Possibly Buy Brunschwig & Fils: Home-furnishings behemoth Kravet has plans to...

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