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Affordable Housing
My landlord is charging me a fee for late rent payments. Do I have to pay it?
By Emily Myers |May 15, 2023 - 10:00AM
Aerial view of Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Williamsburg Bridges in New York City.
Affordable Housing
The Brick Underground Podcast: Office Hours with Sam Himmelstein
By Emily Myers |May 2, 2023 - 2:30PM
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Roommates + Landlords
How to create a contract with your NYC roommates to keep the peace
By Emily Myers |April 28, 2023 - 9:30AM
Roommates moving into an apartment
Roommates + Landlords
The roommate hack for beating NYC’s high rents: Move in with someone who already has a lease

… Want a workaround for New York Citys super high rents Search for someone who has a place and needs a … you look for people who need roommates … Start with Bricks best websites for finding a roommate Some of these are like … an increase of 24 percent from the first quarter of 2022 $1229 Of the 50 most popular NYC neighborhoods SpareRoom …

By Jennifer White Karp |April 19, 2023 - 4:30PM
High angle view of SoHo neighborhood in New York City.
Rent
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By Emily Myers |April 13, 2023 - 2:30PM
Overhead view of a busy street scene on 1st Avenue in Manhattan New York City
The Market
Manhattan median rent hits new high as NYC defies U.S. trends
By Jennifer White Karp |April 13, 2023 - 8:30AM
Looking North from a roof top terrace at 81st street and 2nd avenue NYC
Rent
Are NYC landlords going to get stricter about letting you break a lease?
By Emily Myers |April 11, 2023 - 3:30PM
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Live
Nightmare in Park Slope: My ‘luxury’ basement apartment flooded three times in two months
By Anonymous |March 30, 2023 - 12:30PM