Dawn smelled and gave me a headache. Not as horrific as I thought it would be but still more than I want.

@Diana - I cannot install a fan because it is a pre-war building from 1938 that does not have a hole cut in the brick exterior wall for a vent. Newer buildings have them. I'm sure a large brick building from the 1930s in other cities could face the same issues.

Why does anyone live in NYC? Fantastic architecture, The Met, BAM, Central Park, Union Sq Green Market, inexpensive food, 100s of different international cuisines, best public transit in the US, every major design showroom - 4 Farrow and Ball stores for when contractors tell you they under estimated the number of cans and need more on site now, the energy efficiency of density, incredible libraries, international art fairs, city hiking trails, low crime rate, friendly people, dogs, dogs, dogs, close to the ocean, and 25 minutes to the Hudson Valley, New York Botanical Garden, Brooklyn Botanical Garden, The Strand, Lloyd's Carrot Cake, Russ and Daughters, Zabar's, I can walk out my door and get Pepto at 2:30 Am when needed without getting in a car, Jackson Heights, direct flights to scores of places from three different airports, great train service up and down the east coast.