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What not to tell your broker when you're selling

by Teri Karush Rogers | 2/25/10 - 6:04 AM

When you're selling your NYC apartment, there is such a thing as oversharing with your broker. It's true...
Bright Idea: Start a bike-loan program in your building

by Teri Karush Rogers | 2/24/10 - 11:45 AM

If you’re like us and your bike use doesn’t really justify your two-wheeler’s cost, upkeep, or monthly...
Dear Neighbor: I’m renovating. Sorry.

by Teri Karush Rogers | 2/24/10 - 6:34 AM

Over on StreetEasy, a debate unfolded recently about whether it’s smart or self-destructive to write your...

Sharing a building with your ex-, for the kids

by Teri Karush Rogers | 2/23/10 - 6:15 AM

Divorce usually means no more sharing a roof with your ex-. Yet when kids are involved, some NYC parents...
Please don't let the board take my garbage disposal!

by Teri Karush Rogers | 2/23/10 - 6:06 AM

Q: I recently bought a co-op apartment that has a kitchen equipped with a garbage disposal. Last weekend...
Why I'm doing this

by Openthedoor-man | 2/22/10 - 6:04 AM

About a year and a half ago, way before I started this column, I began writing what eventually turned out to...

What’s a neighbor good for? Quite a lot, it turns out

by William Sturek | 2/18/10 - 6:16 AM

We spend so much time on BrickUnderground examining the darker side of neighbor relations that we decided to...
Bright Idea: A cure for stroller-strewn hallways

by Teri Karush Rogers | 2/18/10 - 6:08 AM

This week BrickUnderground introduces Bright Idea, a new weekly feature focusing on quality-of-life...
A NYC pocket guide to passive aggressive wifi

by Shari Gab | 2/16/10 - 6:05 AM

Reading through the comments about our Noisy Sexy Neighbor Survey on Gothamist ("Thin Walls No Match for...

Noisy Sexy Neighbor Survey: The results are in!!

by Teri Karush Rogers | 2/12/10 - 4:40 AM

Feel free to let loose in bed this Valentine's Day if you can bear the awkward morning-after elevator ride:...
The agony of the ecstasy: 4 tips for overcoming loud neighbor sex

by Teri Karush Rogers | 2/12/10 - 4:39 AM

New York City apartment dwellers are routinely held captive to the sound of their neighbors' Louboutins,...
NYC apartment dwellers need more places to hook up, apparently

by Teri Karush Rogers | 2/10/10 - 6:55 AM

Nationally speaking, the top five places to look for love in an apartment building are the pool, the laundry...
Condo owner sues real estate agent for secondhand smoke

by Teri Karush Rogers | 2/09/10 - 2:03 PM

In a case with implications for those who buy and sell secondhand-smoke-filled apartments in New York, a...
Coming soon: A doorman & porter strike?

by Openthedoor-man | 2/09/10 - 6:46 AM

It may be a couple of months away, April 20th to be exact, but rumblings can already be heard from the...

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