health & safety

Fire escape on brick apartment building in NYC

Troubleshooting

By Brick Underground |October 8, 2025 - 9:30AM

faucet with hand of woman in kitchen for cleaning, drinking and washing dishes. Interior, steel and household plumbing with sink and tap at home for stream, flowing and splash

Troubleshooting

I used NYC’s free program to test my apartment’s drinking water for lead. Here’s how you can too

By Celia Young |March 5, 2025 - 3:30PM

Flowering pink-purpleish tree in front of Park Slope Brownstones

Products + Test-drives

5 ways to allergy-proof your NYC apartment

By Celia Young |April 29, 2024 - 12:30PM

In New York City, United States this older residential building viewed from the High Line has old fashioned fire escapes visible on its exterior.

Troubleshooting

How can I check if my NYC apartment building is fire-code compliant?

By Celia Young |March 6, 2024 - 11:34AM

Exterior view of old New York City style architecture apartment building with windows and fire escapes

Roommates + Landlords

Most NYC residential buildings must install natural gas detectors by 2025

By Celia Young |February 26, 2024 - 10:40AM

Troubleshooting

How can I make a neighboring building owner take down scaffolding that's been up for years?

By Celia Young |January 16, 2024 - 5:30PM

Woman feel cold in home with no heating stock photo

Roommates + Landlords

Can my landlord give me a space heater instead of fixing the heat?

… Maintenance Code Editors Note Realty Bites tackles your NYC rental questions Have a query for our experts Drop us … your landlord to turn on the heat … If your landlord does not fix the issue you should call 311 or the Housing … off … You Might Also Like … viewbublogpanes=ymalinline … My apartments heat isnt working and instead of fixing it my …

By Celia Young |October 16, 2023 - 1:00PM

Smoke from wildfires obscures the Triborough Bridge.

Small Projects + DIY

5 ways to improve the air quality inside your NYC apartment

… at New York Universitys Grossman School of Medicine NYCs hospitals saw the highest number of emergency room … and larger spaces according to the Environmental Protection Agency Portable air cleaners filter air using highefficiency … to a guide from the University of CaliforniaDavis Its best to use a fan built after 2012 and to keep it clean and …

By Celia Young |July 11, 2023 - 12:30PM