health & safety

Fire escape on brick apartment building in NYC

… FDNY firefighter in an episode of The Brick Underground Podcast You can listen to the episode for more information … You should hear a click and a latch he said … Is your fire escape safe to use … Your fire escape isnt a place for you to dry clothes or get fresh air …

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?

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

… to avoid the harmful smoke still smelled it inside their apartments With more wildfire smoke expected to impact the … city again this summer its important to stay inside when air quality conditions are bad and to know how to keep the … asthmatic and thats what we should be most concerned about Air quality is certainly not a new topicthe Covid19 …

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