This week readers visited Brick Underground for a guide to old-fashioned New York City radiators. They're noisy and usually too hot or too cold. Did you know they sometimes need maintenance too? And no, the knob on your radiator doesn't allow you to adjust the temperature.
Also of interest: If you're an owner, should you sell now—or wait for spring? Brick turns to brokers who sound off on six different scenarios.
Staff writer Austin Havens-Bowen covers the rental market and answers renters' questions in a column called Realty Bites. He previously reported on local news for the Queens Ledger and The Hunts Point Express in the Bronx. He graduated from Hunter College with a BA in media studies. He rents a one-bedroom apartment in Astoria with his boyfriend and their two cats.
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