Emily Myers

If your budget doesn’t fit a doorman building, you might be weighing which type of building is safer, a walk-up or an elevator building. NYPD does not provide crime statistics this specific, but there are some generalizations about these two types of buildings that can help you evaluate which one will suit you best. 

City, state and borough funding to the tune of $11.1 million has been secured to revitalize Marine Park in Brooklyn

This week, Faith Edwards, a pseudonym, shares her experience buying a one-bedroom co-op east of Prospect Park in Brooklyn. Initially, she was rejected by the co-op board but then got an email saying her interview would take place within three days. In a unique twist, a rider was added to the contract stating Edwards could get out of the deal after the interview if she chose to, which turned the tables on the co-op board interview.

A guarantor comes into play when you are renting in New York City if your finances fail to meet the requirements set by landlords. Typically, tenants need to have good U.S credit and earn 40 times the monthly rent. If you don't meet these standards, Sam Himmelstein, a partner at Himmelstein, McConnell, Gribben, Donoghue & Joseph (and a Brick sponsor, FYI), says landlords can require "any tenant, rent-stabilized or not, to have a guarantor on their initial lease."

A broken boiler left more than 2,000 tenants in a Bronx public housing complex without heat as temperatures plummet.

An estate condition sale usually means the property is in pretty bad shape and might be on the market because a resident has died and the family wants the proceeds of the sale. The apartment will likely come at a deep discount but what you save on the asking price, you will probably pay for in the time and effort.