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Take BrickUnderground's 2-click poll to find out how much your neighbors are tipping this holiday

by Teri Karush Rogers | 11/28/11 - 7:03 AM

Last year's holiday tipping poll results were eye opening: Nearly 1,000 of you--55% of our 1,776 poll-takers--said you planned to tip the staff no more than $500 total. ...
Fresh Direct tipping not just for schmucks...the rent-buy pretzel...your property manager is having a nervous breakdown, and more

by Teri Karush Rogers | 9/22/11 - 10:37 AM
- Most people tip the Fresh Direct guy (unless he...
Dear Ms. Demeanor: Should I tip the plumber?

by Jamie Lauren Sutton | 9/21/11 - 1:10 PM

Dear Ms. Demeanor,
Settle an argument for me - Do you tip a plumber?
Signed,...

Best of Brick: I shtupped my super - or did he shtup me?

by Jill Urban | 8/26/11 - 10:51 AM

Before I moved into my first rental apartment, my dear Jewish mother gave me this advice: “Whatever you do sweetie… make sure to shtup the super. This way he’ll take...
Tips on tipping the super year round

by Teri Karush Rogers | 7/22/11 - 11:50 AM

Over on StreetEasy.com, some apartment owners are debating etiquette for...
Q&A with Monica DiNatale: Drink, eat, save, but live near Central Park

by Kelly Kreth | 7/08/11 - 1:55 PM

Food and restaurant blogger (and Upper West Sider) Monica DiNatale offers a NYC...

NYC Real(i)ty Speak: When the new people overtip the super, you kinda notice

by Veronica X. | 6/30/11 - 2:15 PM

Most New Yorkers know to give the super a little something extra when moving in as a goodwill gesture toward a future of speedy repairs and other assistance. You know...
10 Minutes with NYC mover Zvi Manor: 15-20% is a good tip. Biggest ever? $6k

by Kelly Kreth | 4/27/11 - 3:45 PM

Zvi Manor runs New York City-based Manor Moving and Storage, which handles local and long distance moves.
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12 things to know before painting your NYC apartment

by Margot Slade | 4/21/11 - 7:45 AM

Most apartment dwellers in New York spent too much time and money hunting for the perfect property, slogging through landlord or board approvals and paying for their space to...

Is it weird to tip the painter, plumber, electrician, etc.?

by Margot Slade | 4/05/11 - 12:18 PM

Opinions are divided on Brownstoner.com on whether tipping...
Tipping points for Fresh Direct delivery and handymen who actually fix things

by Margot Slade | 3/22/11 - 3:47 PM

More tipping points on, well, tipping points for Fresh Direct deliveries and handymen who respond both handily and quickly. Consensus on UrbanBaby.com is that ...
Dear Ms. Demeanor: If the doorman accepts my drycleaning, do I have to tip the delivery guy?

by Jamie Lauren Sutton | 3/09/11 - 1:21 PM

Dear Ms. Demeanor,
I usually drop off my own dry-cleaning but it gets delivered to my building and is more often than not received by...
Introducing BrickUnderground's Real Estate Survival Kits

by Teri Karush Rogers | 2/15/11 - 7:45 AM

Our goal at BrickUnderground is to build NYC's most comprehensive resource for the official and unofficial answers about finding an apartment and living through the aftermath--...
Inside Story: I shtupped my super—or did he shtup me??

by Jill Urban | 2/01/11 - 7:58 AM

Before I moved into my first rental apartment, my dear Jewish mother gave me this advice: “Whatever you do sweetie… make sure to shtup the super. This way he’ll take care...
Snow job: How much should you tip the staff to dig out your car?

by Teri Karush Rogers | 1/21/11 - 7:30 AM

When the snow starts falling, some alternate-side-of-the-street parkers break rank and head to the nearest garage rather than deal with The Big Dig. Others stay put and,...
Holiday Tipping Survey Results: 55% giving $500 or less this year

by Teri Karush Rogers | 12/23/10 - 7:03 AM

So far more than 1,400 of you have responded to BrickUnderground's ...
How do you tip staff you rarely see?

by Teri Karush Rogers | 12/16/10 - 10:53 AM

Good question. BrickUnderground has previously...
Top 12 excuses of bad holiday tippers

by Teri Karush Rogers | 12/14/10 - 6:27 AM

Whether or not you wind up going light on the tips this year, we predict that some of these rationalizations will cross your mind as the ATM counts out your hard-earned cash...
How much do you tip the doorman who hits on your wife?

by Teri Karush Rogers | 12/10/10 - 4:48 PM

Over on Brownstoner's forum, they're comparing notes on holiday tipping. One Brooklynite ...
NYC Real(i)ty Speak: Tipped Off

by Veronica X. | 12/09/10 - 5:37 AM

You've hit the big time in the Big Apple, baby. You finally get those doorman jokes on the Jeffersons, but perhaps you're a bit confused lately by certain remarks...

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