A fire safety checklist for your NYC apartment building

… you to check safety measures in your own New York City apartment building but thats often what spurs people to act … to fill out a request form Regarding  fire extinguishers  NYC fire code doesnt require them except for where … 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
Gas was seeping through our walls and my family is lucky our neighbor took action

… a faint whiff of cooking gas in the bedrooms When I asked my husband about it he dismissed my anxiety so I left it … you smell gas youre supposed to open the window leave the building and call 911 Instead I hesitated The smell was … was still alive I reasoned Editors Note Brick Undergrounds Inside Stories feature firstperson accounts of interesting …

By Emily Myers |September 16, 2025 - 11:30AM