Jennifer White Karp
Managing Editor
Jennifer steers Brick Underground’s editorial coverage of New York City residential real estate and writes articles on market trends and strategies for buyers, sellers, and renters. Jennifer’s 15-year career in New York City real estate journalism includes stints as a writer and editor at The Real Deal and its spinoff publication, Luxury Listings NYC. A longtime Brooklynite who has sworn off basement apartments, she graduated from Wesleyan University and has an MFA in nonfiction writing from the New School.
Posts by Jennifer White Karp:
Remembering Ruth Bader Ginsberg, NYC nightlife on life support, & more
September 21, 2020 - 10:30 AM
New Yorkers visited Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s childhood home in Brooklyn house to pay their respects.
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Another delay for NYC schools, MTA cuts threaten suburbs, & more
September 18, 2020 - 10:30 AM
New York City sales drop 45 percent year over year in August, according to PropertyShark.
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Bracing for an 'eviction tsunami' after state and federal protections end
September 17, 2020 - 15:00 PM
What happens when local and federal eviction bans lapse? It’s a question on the minds of many New Yorkers who haven’t been able to pay their rent because of the pandemic, and it came up during a StreetEasy webinar this week on housing affordability during Covid-19.
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Covid-proofed condo amenities, obsessed with gardening, & more
September 14, 2020 - 10:30 AM
And, ready to move for more space and prefer apartment living? The New Jersey suburbs have the largest apartments in the metro New York area, as per a report from RentCafé on suburbs with the most spacious apartments.
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Covid exacerbates rent disparity, sales plunge in the city, & more
September 11, 2020 - 10:30 AM
The Legal Aid Society will sue the city over its plan to move homeless New Yorkers with disabilities out of a shelter in Manhattan.
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Manhattan vacancy rate hits grim 5 percent benchmark
September 10, 2020 - 09:30 AM
Manhattan’s vacancy rate topped 5 percent in August—a theoretical benchmark for preserving rent-regulated apartments—and just one of several grim records that underscores how weak the New York City rental market has become.
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