I’ve testified at Rent Guidelines Board hearings since I was 11. Here’s why I won’t stop fighting for tenants’ rights

… for around a million rentstabilized apartments in New York City since she was just 11 years old  Now a college student … Bravo began attending RGB meetings after her family started to experience harassment from their landlord who entered … the tenant meetings started to happen in the hallway of our building As the years passed we grew stronger we made an …

By Celia Young |July 22, 2025 - 12:30PM
Brick Underground’s best advice from New Yorkers who lived through real estate drama

… New York City which makes navigating a sale or moving to a rental its own unique experience Even so theres no need to make the mistakes of those whove gone before you Heres Brick Undergrounds best advice culled from … moves have plenty of stress factors Be wary of signing a lease on an apartment that needs a gut renovation before you …

By Brick Underground |April 25, 2025 - 9:30AM
From owners to renters (twice): Why we will never buy in NYC again

… Usually when New Yorkers sell an apartment they buy something else But Elizabeth who works as a video editor and Tony a television producer had a different plan The … couple sold their coop on Amsterdam Avenue and moved to a rental just up the block on Columbus Avenue to gain space …

By Marjorie Cohen |February 26, 2025 - 2:30PM