Celia Young
Senior Writer
Celia Young is a senior writer at Brick Underground where she covers New York City residential real estate. She graduated from Brandeis University and previously covered local business at the Milwaukee Business Journal, entertainment at Madison Magazine, and commercial real estate at Commercial Observer. She currently resides in Brooklyn.
Posts by Celia Young:
Experienced discrimination because you’re renting with a housing voucher? You can report it online through Unlock NYC
By Celia Young
August 24, 2023 - 16:47 PM
Unlock NYC offers two online tools for tracking and reporting discrimination.
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3 NYC housing voucher holders say they’re being ghosted by agents unwilling to rent to them
By Celia Young
August 23, 2023 - 13:26 PM
Renters who use vouchers say agents will make excuses not to rent to them, even though it is illegal for a landlord to refuse to accept a CityFHEPS voucher, or any other form of rental assistance.
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Secret gardens: The plants and insects that inhabit NYC's green roofs
By Celia Young
August 21, 2023 - 15:52 PM
There's a whole world of animals and plants you can spot on New York City's secret gardens: green roofs.
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Housing lottery launches for 173 apartments above a new public library in Inwood
By Celia Young
August 17, 2023 - 13:45 PM
Inwood’s latest development offers 173 rent-stabilized above a library, pre-school, and community space.
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Love the 'Barbie' movie? Here's how to get a NYC rental-friendly version of Barbiecore
By Celia Young
August 17, 2023 - 11:35 AM
You can add Barbie Dreamhouse to your NYC rental with these three tricks to adopting Barbiecore.
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Seniors-only housing lottery launches for 104 new apartments in the Bronx
By Celia Young
August 15, 2023 - 15:59 PM
Rent-stabilized apartments are available for senior and formerly homeless New Yorkers through a new housing lottery in the Bronx.
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