Inside Stories

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

By Anonymous |December 8, 2025 - 11:00AM

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

… to be anonymous for reasons that will soon be obvious shared his thoughts with Brick on holiday tipping If youre new … doormen who are responsible for manning the door handling deliveries and managing the package room The daytime doorman … 2022 We are presenting it again in case you missed it … What he thinks of renters who skimp on holiday tips … Out of …

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

Live

Gas was seeping through our walls and my family is lucky our neighbor took action

By Emily Myers |September 16, 2025 - 11:30AM

Samantha Bravo and CAAAV: Organizing Asian Communities rally at a Rent Guidelines Board hearing

Affordable Housing

I’ve testified at Rent Guidelines Board hearings since I was 11. Here’s why I won’t stop fighting for tenants’ rights

By Celia Young |July 22, 2025 - 12:30PM

Rent

Brick Underground’s best advice from New Yorkers who lived through real estate drama

By Brick Underground |April 25, 2025 - 9:30AM

Small Projects + DIY

My attempt to grow a lawn from seed in my tiny front yard

By Mimi OConnor |March 19, 2025 - 3:30PM

The Search

From owners to renters (twice): Why we will never buy in NYC again

… Usually when New Yorkers sell an apartment they buy something else But Elizabeth who … reallife New York City real estate experiences The names in this article are pseudonyms A previous version of … 2021 We are presenting it again in case you missed it At that time Tony worked the 4 pmtomidnight shift so he slept …

By Marjorie Cohen |February 26, 2025 - 2:30PM