Inside Stories

​Samantha Bravo and CAAAV: Organizing Asian Communities rally at a Rent Guidelines Board hearing
Affordable Housing
I’ve testified at Rent Guidelines Board hearings since I was 11. Here’s why I won’t stop fighting for tenants’ rights
By Celia Young |July 22, 2025 - 12:30PM
NYC seen from the water
Rent
Brick Underground’s best advice from New Yorkers who lived through real estate drama
By Brick Underground |April 25, 2025 - 9:30AM
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Small Projects + DIY
My attempt to grow a lawn from seed in my tiny front yard
By Mimi OConnor |March 19, 2025 - 3:30PM
Inside stories
The Search
From owners to renters (twice): Why we will never buy in NYC again

… hundreds of Brick Underground readers find their ideal NYC apartments Bonus The agents at The Agency are not only … a place for us to retire We will never buy an apartment in NYC again and go through that incredibly long and arduous … … From owners to renters twice Why we will never buy in NYC again …

By Marjorie Cohen |February 26, 2025 - 2:30PM
A bed on the white background
The Search
I’ve lived in an illegal, windowless bedroom for the past year. Here’s why I stayed
By Celia Young |February 21, 2025 - 9:30AM
New york city street and brownstone buildings with trees covered in Christmas white lights one point perspective car dusk or early morning stock photo
Roommates + Landlords
The holiday gift I gave my landlord helped me avoid a rent increase
By Anonymous |January 16, 2025 - 3:00PM
Correawhite in her studio.
Affordable Housing
I won a NYC housing lottery unit in Brooklyn's 'Sauron' tower but the vibes are good
By Celia Young |December 18, 2024 - 5:15PM
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Neighborhood Intel
I’ve been a NYC doorman for 22 years. This is what I think about holiday tipping
By Kelly Kreth |November 20, 2024 - 2:30PM
Postman transferring packages to the doorman of a residential building on Madison Avenue
Live
What it's like to live in a NYC doorman building
By Nikki M. Mascali |November 11, 2024 - 4:00PM
A photo of Kayla on her couch in the Bronx.
Affordable Housing
How I won a one bedroom through NYC's housing lottery and finally have an apartment to myself
By Celia Young |October 16, 2024 - 12:30PM