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.
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It’s a notorious problem in New York City: Buxom sofas blocked from their intended homes by elevators, hallways and doorways designed for sylphs.
Non-doorman buildings that want to staff up their lobby have two choices: Pay a union doorman more than $70,000 a year including benefits, or hire a security guard for about $15 an hour (or $31,000 a year, with benefits covered by the security company that technically employs the guard).
Lately our apartment-owning friends have been percolating about refinancing: They are wondering whether now is the right time.
Those recently severed from their upwardly-mobile real estate aspirations bring an undertone of capitulation to the discussion, like a new parent turning in the keys to the convertible. Similarly, having a few more years left on an obscenely low 10/1 adjustable-rate mortgage doesn't exactly make you eager to trade up to a higher rate.
Q. What can I do about the low water pressure in my bathroom and kitchen?
A: If you live in an older building, your pipes may be choking on sediment or corrosion. They may need to be cleaned or replaced. But that problem usually doesn't occur in multiple locations in the same apartment.
