utilities

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

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

Snow covered tree in front of tall brick apartment building (high rise residential home) with fire escape, windows, snowing, winter in brooklyn new york city stock photo

Does your ConEd bill seem unusually high? Here's what you can do about it

… has brought another burden Surprisingly high utility bills So what is causing these surging bills Its both the … a shock Its going to cost you more in January to keep your apartment at 64 degrees for example than it is in December … … Live … Troubleshooting … electricity & wiring … heat … utilities … winter … Does your ConEd bill seem unusually …

By Celia Young |February 27, 2025 - 5:30PM

stainless steel saucepan being used on a gas cooktop

Roommates + Landlords

Do I still have to pay a gas connection fee if I switch to an electric cooktop?

By Jennifer White Karp |August 5, 2024 - 3:00PM

Small Projects + DIY

The cow in my kitchen: A quest to install a new gas stove gave me an electrifying epiphany

By Mary Lowengard |December 18, 2023 - 2:30PM

A Stove switched off, without gas and flames

Rent

The gas is off in my NYC building. Can I get a rent abatement and lower rent when I renew?

By Emily Myers |May 1, 2023 - 9:30AM

The Search

Considering a short-term rental company in NYC? Here's what to know

By Evelyn Battaglia |April 11, 2023 - 2:30PM

Renovation

Will I have to give up my gas stove for cooking?

… For New Yorkers accustomed to cooking with gas headlines about a ban on gas stoves may be disconcerting … breathing problems particularly for young children and disproportionately affecting Black and Latino and lowerincome …

By Emily Myers |January 11, 2023 - 10:30AM