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Fed-up condo owners flock to Midtown war room

by Teri Karush Rogers | 4/09/10 - 7:19 AM

The meeting room at the Grand Hyatt Hotel lacked floor-to-ceiling windows or any natural light at all, and...
Going rogue: Hitting the panic button in a doorman strike

by Teri Karush Rogers | 4/08/10 - 7:33 AM

With union contracts for 30,000 New York City apartment building workers set to expire in less than two...
The FSBO Diaries (Week 3): Second open house, first offer

by Kathy | 4/07/10 - 10:23 AM

Well, we got an offer on Easter Sunday, the day of our second open house at our Upper West Side studio...

Dear Ms. Demeanor: My dog won't shut up

by | 4/07/10 - 6:58 AM

Hey Ms. Demeanor! The love of my life barks from time to time (well sometimes for a long time) when I leave...
Video: NYC apartment dwellers get personal about their doormen

by Teri Karush Rogers | 4/06/10 - 7:35 AM

(Having trouble watching this? Click here to see it on YouTube) With a possible doorman strike two weeks away...
My elderly neighbor is a safety hazard

by Teri Karush Rogers | 4/06/10 - 7:30 AM

Q. Last night our elderly neighbor went out and left her dinner cooking on the stove, causing a panic when...

Introducing ‘Elevator Man’: Now you know what he’s really thinking

by Teri Karush Rogers | 4/05/10 - 7:12 AM

Ever wonder what it's like to spend your day in a paneled box shuttling wealthy New Yorkers from lobby to...
Going down: Confessions of an Elevator Man

by "John," Manhattan Elevator Operator | 4/05/10 - 7:03 AM

Hi. My name is John. No, that’s not my real name. But I’m also not my real self, not from the minute I walk...
Relax, New York: Doorman strike vote is just part of the 'dance'

by Teri Karush Rogers | 4/02/10 - 7:45 AM

In a steady drumbeat of press releases that sparked headlines this week, Local 32BJ is making the most of...

Good Neighboring: Passport emergency solved

by Teri Karush Rogers | 4/01/10 - 11:51 AM

"I once forgot my passport, and my neighbor who has my key went into my apartment and got my passport...
UWS co-op owner Tweets to resolve Big Box standoff over stove

by Shari Gab | 4/01/10 - 7:49 AM

A few weeks ago, Upper West Side co-op dweller Paul Zweben had had enough: The former chef still couldn't...
Dear Ms. Demeanor: How do we tell the building we're getting a divorce?

by Teri Karush Rogers | 3/31/10 - 7:25 AM

Dear Ms. Demeanor, My DH & I have decided that the thrill is gone… we are divorcing, amicably… I will...
Trouble selling? Cherchez le doorman

by Openthedoor-man | 3/30/10 - 11:20 AM

Doormen don’t really like real estate brokers.They expect us to be polite and answer all the questions a...
UES co-op kills sale after reading kid’s Facebook page

by Teri Karush Rogers | 3/29/10 - 7:30 AM

A reliable source tells BrickUnderground that a posh Upper East Side co-op quashed a sale after running a...

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