Mimi OConnor
Contributing Writer
Mimi O’Connor has written about New York City real estate for publications that include Brick Underground, Refinery29, and Thrillist. She is the recipient of two awards from the National Association of Real Estate Editors for interior design and service journalism. Her writing on New York City, parenting, events, and culture has also appeared in Parents, Red Tricycle, BizBash, and Time Out New York. She is the author of several books, including "The Dictionary of Corporate Bullshit" and "Reel Culture." She once lived in a NYC building in such rough shape that a Law & Order location scout rang her doorbell to inquire about using her apartment as a murderous psychopath’s headquarters.
Posts by Mimi OConnor:
We asked actual children to test-drive some of NYC's fanciest playrooms. Here's what they said
By Mimi OConnor
November 12, 2018 - 10:00 AM
We took some kids to try out playrooms in some of New York City's luxury buildings. Here's what they had to say about this difficult assignment.
Read More Here's the furniture you can buy at Restoration Hardware to fit a normal-sized NYC apartment
By Mimi OConnor
November 9, 2018 - 12:00 PM
Restoration Hardware is known for its lovely and large pieces; we scouted the brand's furnishings that are scaled to NYC spaces.
Read More A Bed-Stuy three-family brownstone, where your renters could help pay the mortgage, for $1,795,000
By Mimi OConnor
November 7, 2018 - 13:00 PM
This Bedford-Stuyvesant brownstone has two rental apartments to provide income for the owner.
Read More How to get the look of a Hudson Yards luxury condo styled by Neiman Marcus' fashion director
By Mimi OConnor
November 6, 2018 - 12:00 PM
A new microsite sells furnishings from the $4.2 million model residence at Fifteen Hudson Yards styled by Neiman Marcus fashion director Ken Downing.
Read More A one-plus bedroom in a Clinton Hill mansion with early 1900s grandeur, for $935,000
By Mimi OConnor
November 5, 2018 - 13:00 PM
This two-bedroom, one-bath co-op at 292-294 Washington Ave, #5 in Clinton Hill is listed for $935,000 with $795 maintenance and located in a stately mansion dating to 1905.
Read More A Bay Ridge updated four bedroom with a yard and finished basement, for $1,150,000
By Mimi OConnor
October 31, 2018 - 14:00 PM
This four-bedroom townhouse in Bay Ridge has been updated throughout.
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