These three Upper West Siders live next door to a hellish construction project. Here's what it's like

… For most New Yorkers construction projects are a daily annoyance but … blocking a sidewalkand continue on your way But if you live near a construction project it can be a completely … Brick Underground reached out to three people who live next to the site of  Shaare Zedek  a nearly 100yearold …

By Marjorie Cohen |January 8, 2020 - 1:00PM
I lived near an assisted-living facility for the mentally ill. It was affordable—and often scary

… walls and my upstairs neighbors toilet flooding six times eventually destroying my bathroom But the bigger issues … who lived there had a warm bed and place to stay But as time went on I began to wonder if they were receiving enough … guy would corner me and ask me to borrow money The first time he did so he kept saying Come on you know Im good for it …

By Kelly Kreth |December 10, 2019 - 9:00AM
Apartment hunting in Queens, home to two major airports? Here's how to know if you'll be living under a flight path

… Looking for an apartment in Queens You should consider the impact of airplane … Like … viewbublogpanes=ymalinline   … Sales Market … Rent … Live … buying … East Harlem … Flushing … noise … Queens … …

By Brick Underground |June 17, 2019 - 12:00PM
How to find a quiet apartment in noisy Manhattan

… a listing mentions CitiQuiet or soundproof windows I once rented out an entire building right outside the subway in … train they made the noise bearable to a point where I could rent out every apartment in the building … What parts of a … … Comandini suggests looking in Tribeca and the Upper West Side because they have less throughtraffic and more …

By Leah Hochbaum Rosner |June 12, 2019 - 12:00PM