landlords

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Roommates + Landlords
9 mistakes to avoid as a first-time renter in NYC
By Evelyn Battaglia |April 24, 2026 - 9:30AM
Residential buildings in NYC
The Search
Bidding wars for rentals: How to outsmart your competition for an apartment
By Brick Underground |April 10, 2026 - 9:30AM
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Troubleshooting
How to deal with an ant infestation in your NYC apartment
By Brick Underground |April 6, 2026 - 3:00PM
Couple sitting on couch upset by loud neighbors
Roommates + Landlords
How to deal with excessive noise from a neighbor in a NYC apartment building
By Evelyn Battaglia |February 19, 2026 - 11:30AM
apartment buildings in NYC
The Search
NYC landlords want tenants who earn 40 times the monthly rent. Here are 7 workarounds

… With median rents continually hitting new records   its harder than ever … expected by landlords here Thats because landlords prefer renters who earn an annual salary of 40 times the monthly … lost one workaround to assuage a landlords concerns putting down additional funds as part of the security deposit Thats …

By Jennifer White Karp |December 30, 2025 - 9:30AM
Man looking at his phone in NYC street
Rent
Why you should check reviews from current tenants before you sign a new lease

… for an apartment in New York Citys  complicated rental market  doing your homework on a new place is more important than ever Take it … statistics on a building … There are multiple public online resources for researching a specific landlord before you …

By Brick Underground |December 15, 2025 - 1:45PM
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Roommates + Landlords
The holiday gift I gave my landlord helped me avoid a rent increase
By Anonymous |December 8, 2025 - 11:00AM
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Neighborhood Intel
What it's like to live in Queens surrounded by cemeteries
By David Colon |October 31, 2025 - 9:30AM
1296 Pacific St.
Affordable Housing
Tenants of bankrupt Crown Heights buildings want repairs and a chance to buy their units
By Celia Young |October 29, 2025 - 9:30AM