How to warm up your chilly NYC apartment: Brick Underground's best advice

… and you feel like you live in a tropical locale Whether you rent or own when it comes to heat in your NYC apartment … is no happy medium Brick Underground has got you covered with our best advice on what to do if your apartment is not warm enough We also have advice for specific scenarios for example the new landlord of your …

By Brick Underground |November 18, 2025 - 1:00PM
A fire safety checklist for your NYC apartment building

… It shouldnt take hearing about a devastating fire  to prompt … you to check safety measures in your own New York City apartment building but thats often what spurs people to act … doors  … Selfclosing doors are required in all residential buildings with three or more apartments If the doors …

By Brick Underground |October 8, 2025 - 9:30AM
11 things NYC landlords are required to provide, and 11 they’re not that might surprise you

… If you are moving into a New York City rental apartment for the first time its best … brand of paint or a particular color in which case you may buy the paint yourself And if you are covering dark paint … that provides an equivalent level of security which could be an intercom system or camera If the landlord does …

By Jennifer White Karp |April 8, 2025 - 10:00AM