Deaths in apartments flooded by Hurricane Ida highlight dangers of basement living

… apartment Speaking to abc7 Shadia Nur who lives nearby says within minutes the water in her lowerlevel apartment was up … by the flooding especially the waters that overwhelmed houses and buildings Ida broke the record for rainfall in … many of New York Citys basement and cellar apartments are rented in what it calls the gray market Its expensive to …

By Jennifer White Karp |September 3, 2021 - 9:30AM
How to find an inexpensive (or even cheap!) NYC rental apartment: Brick’s best advice

… pandemic generated a lot of empty apartments when a wave of renters left New York City As a result landlords have been … NYC even though it requires some legwork Consider sharing with someone else renting a basement apartment entering the citys housing lottery or …

By Emily Myers |March 24, 2021 - 12:30PM