A fire safety checklist for your NYC apartment building

… for you to dry clothes or get fresh air Its actually your exit if theres a fire and you cant make it through the … contact your landlord immediately … Where is the closest exit  … If you live in a new building there are no fire … code change Instead your building is required to have exit stairwells with alarms and sprinklers So make sure you …

By Brick Underground |October 8, 2025 - 9:30AM
Can you sit on a fire escape in NYC? 5 things to know

… regulations  you cannot block fire escape windows or other exits with an AC unit Your lease likely reinforces this rule … Your fire escape must remain empty it is intended as a fire exit after all DOB says it is illegal to block a fire escape … your landlord has to prove that there is another way to exit the building in an emergency  Earlier versions of this …

By Brick Underground |June 2, 2025 - 12:30PM
My building got a new fire escape, and I had to take out my AC. Does my landlord have to provide an alternative?

… would have to provide it either by hooking the tenant up to central air or installing a unit through the wall says  Sam … all the newly renovated units in the building have central air What can I do Does the landlord have any …

By Alanna Schubach |July 20, 2020 - 12:45PM