Brick Underground’s best advice on holiday tipping in NYC buildings

… feel a bit weird Feelings aside youre expected to tip in NYC so ignore it at your own risk Thats because the staffers … address new issues like the torrent of food and shopping deliveries and concerns about the practice of tipping the … Check it out for guidelines on the dollar amounts the best ways to handover a tip and what to do in specific …

By Brick Underground |December 19, 2019 - 9:00AM
Dear Ms. Demeanor: What can a co-op board do about a shareholder who wants us to hire his guy?

… $25000 for the project One shareholder started screaming at us that he knew cameras and there was no way it could cost … or the fact that we depend on our management company to get us reliable people who have worked in their other buildings … says they have a guyor a galinvite them to pass along contact information to management You were not elected to …

By Dianne Ackerman |September 27, 2019 - 9:00AM
Want to buy a fixer-upper in NYC? Here's what you need to know

… If you have your heart set on buying a fixerupper that you can revamp into your forever home but arent sure how to go about it read on In this weeks Buy Curious Eva … rates and easy prequalification With 40 years of lending to buyers in New York City NCB is the bank for coops After all …

By Leah Hochbaum Rosner |September 25, 2018 - 12:00PM
Best handyman companies in NYC: Rating Handy, TaskRabbit and more

… less initial cost than Handy … The job … Assembling a bakers rack … The cost … $65 per hour … Insured … Yes up to … be … The experience … I booked a dayof appointment to get a bakers rack assembled The handywoman let me know an hour … she was zippy and had a great attitude about the obtuse bakers rack instruction manual Though she took a little over …

By Beth Stebner |July 27, 2015 - 10:59AM