Emily Myers
Senior Writer/Podcast Producer
Emily Myers is a real estate writer and podcast host. As the former host of the Brick Underground podcast, she earned four silver awards from the National Association of Real Estate Editors. Emily studied journalism at the University of the Arts, London, earned an MA Honors degree in English Literature from the University of Edinburgh and lived for a decade in California.
Posts by Emily Myers:
A housing lottery launches for a luxury building in Long Island City
By Emily Myers
May 4, 2023 - 09:30 AM
Rents at 8 Court Square in Queens start at $2,896. You're eligible to apply to the lottery if you earn from $99,292 to $187,330.
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First rent: How the rent can be hiked on newly combined stabilized apartments
By Emily Myers
May 3, 2023 - 12:30 PM
Creating a combined or reconfigured unit is one of the few ways a landlord with rent-stabilized apartments can hike the rent well above annual limits.
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The Brick Underground Podcast: Office Hours with Sam Himmelstein
By Emily Myers
May 2, 2023 - 14:30 PM
Tenant attorney Sam Himmelstein, a partner at Himmelstein McConnell Gribben & Joseph and a long time sponsor of Brick Underground sits down for the first live Brick Underground Office Hours to answer your renter's rights questions.
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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 - 09:30 AM
When the gas is off in a NYC apartment building for months you are entitled to a rent abatement and should ask for a lower rent at renewal time. Here's what to do.
Read More New York finally gets a budget, but it doesn't include major housing initiatives
By Emily Myers
April 28, 2023 - 14:30 PM
Ambitious plans to tackle New York’s affordable housing crisis have been struck from the budget.
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How to create a contract with your NYC roommates to keep the peace
By Emily Myers
April 28, 2023 - 09:30 AM
A roommate agreement can help you avoid conflict by laying out your financial obligations and responsibilities when sharing an apartment in NYC. Here's what they typically include.
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