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The holiday gift I gave my landlord helped me avoid a rent increase

… me avoid a rent increase Editors note Brick Undergrounds Inside Stories features firstperson accounts of dramatic … reallife New York City real estate experiences Have a story to share Drop us an email We respect all requests for … … Rent … Roommates + Landlords … holidays … Inside Stories … landlords … tenants … The holiday gift I …

By Anonymous |January 16, 2025 - 3:00PM

Neighborhood Intel

Holiday Tipping Guide: How much to tip your doorman, super, porter, and other staff

By Brick Underground |December 2, 2024 - 2:00PM

Neighborhood Intel

Take the poll for Brick Underground’s annual Tipping Guide

By Jennifer White Karp |December 2, 2024 - 1:45PM

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How to prevent package theft and thwart 'porch pirates' in NYC

By Mimi OConnor |December 2, 2024 - 9:30AM

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Happy Thanksgiving! Brick is closed for the holiday

By Jennifer White Karp |November 27, 2024 - 9:30AM

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Holiday tipping poll 2024

By Brick Underground |November 25, 2024 - 2:56PM

Neighborhood Intel

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

By Kelly Kreth |November 20, 2024 - 2:30PM

An apartment building and the World Trade Center One building in the background at twilight in Lower Manhattan.

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New Yorkers on terrifying or supernatural experiences in their apartments

… rents or coop boards from hell in some rare instances buyers and renters contend with much creepier experiences … at exactly 3 am with my heart pounding and my body covered in a cold sweat As I lay there trying to shake off the … estate agent and I was showing listings in Brooklyn to my buyer clients a family of four They were putting in offers …

By Kelly Kreth |October 31, 2024 - 9:45AM