Teri Karush Rogers
Founder and publisher Teri Karush Rogers launched Brick Underground in 2009. As a freelance journalist, she had previously covered New York City real estate for The New York Times. Teri has been featured as an expert on New York City residential real estate by The New York Times, New York Daily News, amNew York, NBC Nightly News, The Real Deal, Business Insider, the Huffington Post, and NY1 News, among others. Teri earned a BA in journalism and a law degree from New York University. During law school she realized she would rather explain things than argue about them, so she returned to service journalism after graduation.
Posts by Teri Karush Rogers:
Today is our one-month birthday, and we want to say thanks -- not only for helping us make BrickUnderground the online 411 resource for NYC homeowners, but for continuing to send us your feedback on what's working, what's not, and how we can make BrickUnderground more useful to you.
Also, a few notes:
Tip o' the Brick is a semi-regular spotlight on a great piece of advice in the BrickTalk forum:
Tired of those tacky plastic accordion wings on your window a/c? Try plexiglass:
Q. I'm about to start gathering estimates for my kitchen renovation - a gut job that I am told could cost anywhere from $60,000-$150,000. How negotiable are contractors these days and what's the best way to go about it?
A. Your timing is impeccable. With swarms of clients canceling or slimming down projects this year, many New York City area contractors are finally ready to negotiate.
Want to know whether your board can compel Naked Guy across the airshaft to close his curtains? Curious about what other owners are paying for laundry? Need some advice on replacing your bathtub?
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