Alanna Schubach
Contributing writer
Contributing editor Alanna Schubach has over a decade of experience as a New York City-based freelance journalist. She has written about real estate for Brick Underground, Mansion Global, and Barron's. She has also contributed features, essays, and op-eds to The Nation, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, and The Village Voice. She won a National Association of Real Estate Editors’ silver award in 2018 for her Ask an Expert column for Brick Underground. She is also a fiction writer and a creative writing teacher, and currently lives in Brooklyn.
Posts by Alanna Schubach:
A tale of two neighborhoods in Inwood
July 26, 2016 - 08:59 AM
There are stark divisions in Inwood between the east and west sides of the neighborhood, residents say, and gentrification is making it worse.
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MTA decision: The L train will shut down for a year and a half starting in 2019
July 25, 2016 - 11:45 AM
It's official: Beginning in 2019, the L train will terminate at Bedford Avenue for an estimated 18 months.
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Mysterious fires in a Williamsburg building: How do you protect yourself?
July 22, 2016 - 10:15 AM
A Williamsburg building has been beset by fires recently, which many suspect are the fault of one person. So what can you do if this ever happens to you?
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Live at the crossroads of Brooklyn in a borough landmark
July 21, 2016 - 12:45 PM
This two-bedroom condo is in the former Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower, right in the center of the Atlantic Avenue action.
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Bye-bye, Metrocard? The MTA is considering alternatives for fare payment
July 20, 2016 - 10:15 AM
The MTA plans to start phasing out the MetroCard-—but is that the best use of funds for NYC's aging public transportation system?
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Head across the river for loft-style rentals in downtown Jersey City
July 19, 2016 - 14:59 PM
New rentals are available in a neighborhood that's Jersey City's answer to DUMBO.
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