fire escape

Neighborhood Intel

By Brick Underground |June 2, 2025 - 12:30PM

Fire escape on brick apartment building in NYC

Troubleshooting

A fire safety checklist for your NYC apartment building

By Brick Underground |April 21, 2025 - 12:00PM

The Search

How to spot a basement apartment when searching listings online

By Emily Myers |December 23, 2021 - 9:30AM

Rent

My building got a new fire escape, and I had to take out my AC. Does my landlord have to provide an alternative?

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

Rent

How to avoid renting an illegal apartment in NYC

… that an NYC apartment is illegal … Illegal apartments in New York City often come with red flags making them easy to spot … when you have to suddenly trade your apartment for a hotel room out by the airport … You Might Also Like … …

By Jennifer White Karp |February 15, 2018 - 9:00AM

Live

Summertime PSA: If your only window is attached to a fire escape, you'll have to get creative with your air-conditioning

By Virginia K. Smith |May 24, 2017 - 2:59PM

Roommates + Landlords

Is my landlord legally required to put locks on my windows?

By Virginia K. Smith |January 9, 2017 - 2:59PM

Live

A fire escape garden guide, a dust-up over the F train express, and more

By Virginia K. Smith |May 19, 2016 - 10:59AM

Improve

Seven clever ways New Yorkers gain "outdoor" space

By Mayra David |April 4, 2016 - 8:59AM

Troubleshooting

Fire escapes: How to keep them safe and secure

… A couple of recent news stories have us thinking about fire escape safety There was the tragic death of 21yearold … actor Kyle JeanBaptiste after falling from a Brooklyn fire escape this weekend as well as a post on West Side Rag … a peeping Tom whos been spotted on an Upper West Side fire escape several times with his pants undone Weve reported on …

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |September 2, 2015 - 1:59PM