I lived in a Brooklyn Heights garden-floor apartment for nearly 20 years—it's not like living in a basement

… Think living in a gardenfloor apartment is like living in a basement  Kevin Fitz who lived in a Brooklyn Heights … we learned a previous owner attempted to dig out the basement to make it a duplex Neighbors told us that they … built a twobedroom onebath apartment in half of the basementbut the place flooded every time it rained …

By Austin Havens-Bowen |May 14, 2024 - 10:00AM
When your building's basement flooding is caused by an underground river, here's what to do

… and streams you are likely to experience flooding in the basementeven if it only happens intermittently A dry basement is always the goal for both health reasons to avoid … demolition he says … Preventing the water from entering the basement  … But prevention is likely to be your best bet For …

By Evelyn Battaglia |April 18, 2023 - 9:45AM