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Must. Help. Ben.
One day his piles will tumble & I fear for the life of his cute kitty.

Sold! I admire anyone who removes their air-conditioner at the end of the season. Yeah, save the cat from certain death!

The minute the closet issue is cleared up - Ben WILL have a social life. Real estate in Manhattan is at premium price and closet space is scarcer here than anywhere else on the planet. Clearly Ben is not a "boring" person and the cat deserves some space to play in. Save Ben and the cat!

How does Ben NOT get amputated when he reaches for clothing? He can be beheaded at anytime with a closet situation like that. Ben's closet is really dangerous and it and HE need help.

Please rescue Ben from closet hell! Help him create the space NEEDED so his cat and his creative Zen spirit can live in SAFETY and HARMONY.

who LIVES like this? someone PLEASE help this man out. oh ben of w106th st, whoever you are...my soul is crying for you.

No Baby should NOT entertain - you need help - cannot believe the mess - all this time I thought Ben had it all together -NOT! Bet you don't know whats in that mess of a closet - wouldn't surprise me if Chucky himself wasn't hiding out there too. Better get some help soon before you start believing thats pig heaven. WHATSUP WITH THAT - "HELP SAVE BEN"

No place for stacking, no place for kitty.

the HORROR!...........the HORROR!

That paint can, teetering on the edge of the plastic drawer, really makes me nervous for poor kitty. Let's all vote for Ben so he can have a social life again and get laid in the near future!

I've remained silent throughout this competition, but can't stay quiet any longer - you are all slobs!! I live in a studio, having moved from a one-bedroom with lots of closets, and now have one closet. You pare down, throw out and move on.

I would have nightmares if I lived with closets like these.

I mostly agree with CR. If you want to live in Manhattan, you have to give up some things that people who live in the suburbs take for granted. One of them is the ability to store and keep everything you cart home. You don't have to be a monk, but even having a little bit too much stuff can get you in trouble. I think Ben has a good start here if he just keeps paring down his stuff. He has a closet that's nearly six feet wide and all the organising objets that he needs.

Mary's wrong,the closet may measure 6 ft wide, but the door looks tiny. Like my apt, how do you use the extra side area effectively? Not the lame wire shelf extenders he has, the mishmosh of
tuuperware containers. And where should teh AC go?

That's like a whole studio apartment, just waiting for a roommate.

Assuming that those double bi-fold doors are about a foot wide, he has a 4 foot wide opening to a 6 foot wide closet. Every wider closet has those "shoulders", even in the suburbs. Shelves a foot deep on either side would serve him well, or he can just stick that AC unit to the side and stack luggage and extra blankets on top.

I have this nifty double closet thing that the last guy built, and the lower one is 6 feet wide with a 4 foot opening and only 5-5 tall. If I can fit all my hanging clothes [I have a lot to hang up -- I'm a girl!] , winter clothes, four pieces of luggage, a cat carrier, three bags of laundry [I pre-sort], a fan, extra linens, a Chinese umbrella, two art projects from undergrad, several boxes of Christmas lights, all the vinyl I own and a few extra Halloween costumes in my closet, using only a pole and a single shelf, Ben can fit his AC in his...

OH...MY...GOWD!!!! How does one live (or not) in such a hovel? No wonder his social life sucks!
Even with his mess...I still love him.

Even with plastic bin organizers, Ben can't get it togehter. Please, show there is hope for the hopeless and help Ben!!!

YIKES! He probably has stuff in there he hasn't seen in years. Help this man find those long lost treasures.

Clean it up boo.....