INTERIOR DESIGN
Fensterheim, 30, has lived in his Astoria
studio for a little over two years and has furnished
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his apartment with an eclectic mix of
dinosaurs and art. Not a traditional combination,
but one that seems to work. Fensterheim
went to school at Northeastern University
in Boston and then came to New York.
After briefly working at The New York
Times (“I was the bad guy, designing website
pop-ups,” he said), he began work for
the online store Etsy, helping to design
their website. The Etsy offices are located in
Dumbo, a long commute for Fensterheim,
but one that only increases his love for Astoria
as he returns home to it each evening.
“I love living in Astoria," Fensterheim told
me. “I have lots of great friends in the area, two
of whom I’ve known since childhood; we just