Inside Stories

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

… Inside Stories features firstperson accounts of dramatic reallife New York City real estate experiences A previous version of this article ran in … Unfortunately Robert is the rare exception to my experience renting If you live in a building owned by a large ownersay …

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

Neighborhood Intel

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

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

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

The Search

I’ve lived in an illegal, windowless bedroom for the past year. Here’s why I stayed

… Winter a pseudonym is a trans woman who moved to New York City to find independence and community She … I did not have much of a credit history I took a room listed on Facebook by my nowroommate for $650 a month which … space in the city that is private and minethe only place where nobody else can intrude or expect something of me … A …