Signs that a NYC basement apartment is a safe and legal rental

… Yes citywide rezoning plan Not all basement apartments in NYC are illegal or unsafe but you need to check them out … DOB requirements for a legal dwelling  … Other telltale signs  … If you have to access your apartment through a … indication the space is not likely legal Other warning signs that a basement apartment is not a legal dwelling A …

By Jennifer White Karp |May 11, 2026 - 2:30PM
Brick webinar recap: How to keep your parking garage safe

… New York City appears to be increasingly on edge about the safety of parking garages after the late April collapse … vacated four parking garages in Battery Park City Coney Island Chinatown and Park Slope that appeared dangerous … your cost to repair the membrane is double triple quadruple what it would be before you you put those pavers on …

By Jennifer White Karp |May 2, 2023 - 9:30AM