Skip to main content
Home
Buy
The Market
Investing
Non-Traditional Buyers
New Construction + Condos
Affordable Housing
Co-ops
Negotiating + Financing
View All
Rent
Affordable Housing
Roommates + Landlords
The Market
The Search
View All
Sell
Staging + Open Houses
Negotiations + Closings
For Sale By Owner
Getting Ready
View All
Live
Neighbors
Kids + Pets
Neighborhood Intel
Products + Test-drives
Troubleshooting
View All
Improve
Before + After
Small Spaces
Small Projects + DIY
Renovations
Design + Architecture
Products + Services
View All
Escape
Beach
Mountains
Suburbs
Vacation Rentals
Second Homes
View All
Podcast
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram
Search Brick
Home
Buy
The Market
Investing
Non-Traditional Buyers
New Construction + Condos
Affordable Housing
Co-ops
Negotiating + Financing
View All
Recent Stories
Negotiating + Financing
We want to refinance our co-op building’s mortgage—what do we need to consider?
Buy
Smile! Sellers may be watching that open house on their nanny cam
Buy
The most expensive neighborhoods in NYC: A buyer's guide for 2021
Rent
Affordable Housing
Roommates + Landlords
The Market
The Search
View All
Recent Stories
Rent
5 studio and one-bedroom rentals with a separate kitchen for $3,000 or less
Rent
Can I still use my security deposit to pay my rent if I'm struggling because of the pandemic?
Live
Why I moved to NYC from San Francisco: Lower rent and a new career
Sell
Staging + Open Houses
Negotiations + Closings
For Sale By Owner
Getting Ready
View All
Recent Stories
Sell
Here are the NYC apartments for sale with the deepest price chops in February
Sell
Should you sell now or wait? NYC brokers and experts weigh in
Sell
The Brick Underground Podcast: Spotlight on Brooklyn with Lindsay Barton Barrett
Live
Neighbors
Kids + Pets
Neighborhood Intel
Products + Test-drives
Troubleshooting
View All
Recent Stories
Live
We want to refinance our co-op building’s mortgage—what do we need to consider?
Live
Moving to NYC for lower rents, ditching the subway, & more
Live
Back rent piles up, taxing empty buildings, & more
Improve
Before + After
Small Spaces
Small Projects + DIY
Renovations
Design + Architecture
Products + Services
View All
Recent Stories
Improve
How to add Passive House features to a NYC brownstone or townhouse
Improve
You can buy a 3D printed house in NY. Is this the future of home building?
Renovation
How to deal with flood or water damage in your NYC apartment
Escape
Beach
Mountains
Suburbs
Vacation Rentals
Second Homes
View All
Recent Stories
Escape
5 houses and condos for sale in Tarrytown, NY, on the Hudson
Escape
5 houses for sale in Montville, NJ, if you want a big yard
Mountains
5 houses for sale in rural Millbrook, NY
Podcast
Get Our Newsletter:
Subscribe
menu
Search Brick
City Island
Buy
February 12, 2015 - 10:59AM
A non-native New Yorker's manifesto, condos for sale on City Island, and more
By Virginia K. Smith
Buy
June 26, 2014 - 2:30PM
The Bronx's seaside oasis: City Island
By Virginia K. Smith
Stay in the Know
Brick Underground Newsletter
Get more news you can actually use.
*By signing up you agree to receive occasional emails on behalf of our sponsors
Delivered to your inbox twice weekly for free
×