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The best NY real estate investments from $100k-$1b, a folk remedy for bed bugs and more

by Lucy Cohen Blatter | 4/11/13 - 9:02 AM
- Have $100k, $1m or $1b to spare? Here are the smartest investment bets in NYC real estate right now...
The bed bug aftermath

by Kelly Kreth | 3/28/13 - 10:28 AM

When we last left off, I had just...
My worst nightmare becomes reality: The arrival of (real) bed bugs

by Kelly Kreth | 2/28/13 - 10:18 AM

If my life was a movie, the foreshadowing would seem too contrived.
About a year ago I was diagnosed with Lyme disease and have been struggling with it....

Room for Improvement: These New Yorkers would like quieter stairs, warmer floors, and more closets, stat!

by Mayra David | 2/27/13 - 11:13 AM
Creaky stairs, peeling paint, pesky bed bugs and a bad case of the winter blues. Six New Yorkers share their apartment living woes (and wishes).
- Tired...
Bedbugged! How to tell a bed bug from an impostor

by Theresa Braine | 12/28/12 - 9:20 AM

“I think I just killed a bed bug,” said my cousin’s voice in a message. “Call me.”
I was immediately skeptical. She had just moved into a...
Kicking off BrickUnderground's "Best New Posts of 2012" week, plus our 12 most popular vintage posts

by BrickUnderground Staff | 12/24/12 - 9:01 AM

With the holidays in full swing, we here at Brick are taking a mini-staycation. But have no fear: we'll be posting our 12 most popular new posts of 2012 all week long, starting...

NYC apartment dwellers: Here are 10 tips for throwing a holiday party without pissing off the neighbors/staff/guests (or getting bed bugs)

by Marjorie Cohen | 11/30/12 - 10:22 AM

Bring out the pine cones and the glitter--it's holiday partytime. But, like most things in New York City, it's a little more complicated here.
If you're planning a big...
New look, new listings on THE REAL.EST.LIST resource directory

by BrickUnderground | 11/12/12 - 9:55 AM

BrickUnderground underwent a little facelift this weekend, coinciding not so conincidentally with the official rollout of our revamped resource directory, ...
Bedbugged! A farewell to our regular column

by Theresa Braine | 11/01/12 - 2:13 PM

As bed bugs ...

Ask an Expert: Do we have to tell buyers that we had bed bugs?

by Teri Karush Rogers | 10/23/12 - 2:08 PM

Q. My husband and I have had bed bugs this past year in our NYC co-op, and he may be transferred to Chicago for his job. We are interested in selling our co-...
Swanky basements lure urban buyers, UWS pizza delivery rape victim sues doorman, and more

by Ronda Kaysen | 10/22/12 - 9:26 AM
- Pizza delivery rape victim sues doorman,...
Bedbugged! Can bed bugs travel between brownstone buildings?

by Theresa Braine | 9/28/12 - 1:07 PM

A few weeks ago I noticed mattresses leaning outside some of the brownstones on my block. Luckily they were heading away from my building, not toward it.
Taken...
Expert advice on keeping wildlife on the street where it belongs

by Lucy Cohen Blatter | 9/26/12 - 1:03 PM

It was a pretty buggy summer, but just because that season...
Is Brooklyn better?, bogus natural bed bug remedies, and more

by Ronda Kaysen | 9/13/12 - 9:01 AM
- "Natural" bed bug remedies totally bogus (FTC)
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About that bed bug insurance bill....

by Angelina Fanous | 8/29/12 - 10:53 AM

In 2010, in the heat of public panic over New York's bed bug epidemic, State Assemblyman Dov Hikind ...
Renting advice from the master

by Lucy Cohen Blatter | 8/29/12 - 8:55 AM

Believe it or not, it's still rental high season here in New York City (it doesn't end until around October), and we suspect many of our readers may be finding that...
Bedbugged! I finally feel at home when I'm at home

by Theresa Braine | 8/23/12 - 3:12 PM

I came home recently from a 12-day trip, my first outside the country since my most recent visit to Mexico at the end of 2009.

Sitting on my couch, I became aware of...
Buying is a better deal than renting, the neighbor has bed bugs, and more

by Ronda Kaysen | 8/20/12 - 8:43 AM
- Buying is a better deal than renting, assuming you have the cash to do it (New...
Making your move (at least a little) less hellish

by Lucy Cohen Blatter | 8/15/12 - 2:15 PM

They say moving can be one of the biggest stresses of a person's life. We agree. So this week's SurvivalList is designed to make your move a little bit less daunting.
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How to make it through high rental season alive

by Lucy Cohen Blatter | 8/09/12 - 11:00 AM

In a city where more residents rent than own, we frequently focus on subjects important to renters. Some of us over here are, in fact, renters ourselves. And because now-...