If King Solomon Had to Rule About Houses...

2006_12_wallpres.jpgCity real estate is a tough market to navigate, so tough that some couples who are splitting up decide to live together until they can find their own places. And then there are the Taubs of Borough Park. Earlier this year, as the couple separated, Simon Taub said that he was going to put a wall down the middle of their home because he didn't want to move and be further from his kids and doctor. And yesterday, the Daily News witnessed the insanity of the "Off-the-wall divorce":

On Wednesday, the city Buildings Department issued Taub a permit for the Sheetrock wall, which slices through two floors of the three-story house on 49th St. the couple shared for 18 years.

As a curious crowd gathered outside, workers hurried to change the locks on Simon Taub's front door while his wife demanded clothing, a fax machine and shoes be brought to her side of the home.

"They're moving my shoes!" she yelled to one of her adult sons. "I need my fax. Just take it, don't ask!"

Soon-to-be ex-wife Chana Taub's sister scoffed at Taub's claim that he couldn't move somewhere else, calling him a millionaire who just wants to torment his wife. However, a neighbor said "We are all against [Chana Taub]" for some reason. Again, we plead that someone make a sitcom about this - so many wacky antics!

Photograph of pressurized wall by The New York Wall Company

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Yeah, see, that shitty movie I made was actually a documentary!

(oh, I meant the Breakup. I guess you might be confused about which shitty movie I made that I'm talking about).

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I love it when Hasids get together and bash their women!

My name is Chana, not China.

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jesus, at least get their names right for crying out loud.

Blimey, its no wonder the Jews wont share Israel with their Arab neighbours... if they are this petty and small minded over a divorce there truly is no hope for the world. Of course Death is the great leveller of all men and women... and we can rest easy that both Taubs will have nothing when their times up :)

The NY WALL is a crappy system, why dont you show the seams and moulding covering the seams!

A friend of mine who lives in NYC needed some kind wall or divider to be placed in the apartment which is located 37 Wall St.. He was splitting the rent with another friend. The issue was that he was sleeping in the living room and the guy had his own room. So I searched the web and I came up with a company called 1 Wall 2 Rooms. They explained to me what I needed to provide them to get some idea whats the cost of a partition would be. They explained everything from A to Z. I then contact my friend and they a wall installed with in a few days and they also provided him a removal with extra charge. They can offer a seamless finish or moulding covering the seams.
There contact info is: http://www.1wall2rooms.com/index.html
212.537.6560

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