In case you missed it

woman vacuuming the floor next to her couch

Troubleshooting

By Brick Underground |May 4, 2026 - 10:30AM

Live

Take it from me: Collecting organic waste is easy if you compost it in your own backyard

By Jennifer White Karp |March 23, 2026 - 10:30AM

Residential buildings along First Avenue in Manhattan

The Market

The pros and cons of renting in a NYC condo or co-op building

… in February 2025 We are presenting it again in case you missed it But in the light of day we calmed down and … ways it was a very nice place to rent The building had a livein super who was responsive it was very clean and well … convinced them to lower the price This is not something I would recommend in a competitive market but at the time it …

By Jennifer White Karp |January 12, 2026 - 10:30AM

Neighbors

I found an envelope of cash and bumped up my building’s holiday tips

By Mary Lowengard |December 22, 2025 - 10:30AM

Neighborhood Intel

I’ve been a NYC doorman for 22 years. This is what I think about holiday tipping

… for manning the door handling deliveries and managing the package room The daytime doorman gets the packages from UPS USPS and FedEx and must write the … number on them and then put them in the right cubby in the package room Then when tenants ask for their packages or the …

By Kelly Kreth |December 3, 2025 - 11:30AM