Nightmare in Park Slope: My ‘luxury’ basement apartment flooded three times in two months

… a small amount of pride because you should have heard me the day there was a flash flood and an entire backyards worth of water created a threefoothigh geyser in our bathroom  Heres … husband and I slept in the massive windowless room in the front which had rough stone walls painted white While …

By Anonymous |March 30, 2023 - 12:30PM
5 questions to ask about renting or buying a basement apartment

… You will pay a premium for views and light in New York City so if you want a more affordable place to live apartments on lower floors are the way to go and … of Brooklyn including Red Hook and Gravesend plus parts of Queens near Corona and Flushing as risk areaA

By Emily Myers |September 23, 2021 - 9:30AM
Deaths in apartments flooded by Hurricane Ida highlight dangers of basement living

… Hurricane Idas lethal path took it right inside some New Yorkers … the water rising suddenly like a wave In Woodside Queens the storm caused a partial building collapse trapping … in their basement apartment Speaking to abc7 Shadia Nur who lives nearby says within minutes the water in her lowerlevel …

By Jennifer White Karp |September 3, 2021 - 9:30AM