Rent

Residential buildings along First Avenue in Manhattan
The Market
The pros and cons of renting in a NYC condo or co-op building
By Jennifer White Karp |January 12, 2026 - 10:30AM
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Roommates + Landlords
What is the tenant blacklist? Can it prevent me from renting in NYC?

… seemingly shunned by prospective landlords   With changes to New Yorks rent laws in 2019 however landlords can no longer refuse to rent to someone …

By Evelyn Battaglia |September 23, 2025 - 9:30AM
Rachel's one-bedroom co-op apartment is newly renovated.
Roommates + Landlords
Why I moved to NYC from Long Island: After living with mean roommates, I wanted to own a place of my own
By Kelly Kreth |August 8, 2025 - 9:30AM
Manhattan skyline
The Market
More millionaires opt to rent in NYC instead of buy
By Jennifer White Karp |June 18, 2025 - 9:30AM
Image of a building in New York City
Roommates + Landlords
How to break the lease for your NYC rental apartment
By Evelyn Battaglia |June 16, 2025 - 10:30AM
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The Search
Brick Underground’s Gross Rent Calculator: How to figure out the rent you’ll actually owe each month
By Jennifer White Karp |May 8, 2025 - 11:30AM
View of Manhattan buildings
Affordable Housing
The FARE Act is not likely to result in steeply higher rents for new leases
By Jennifer White Karp |December 10, 2024 - 4:30PM
Postman transferring packages to the doorman of a residential building on Madison Avenue
Live
What it's like to live in a NYC doorman building
By Nikki M. Mascali |November 11, 2024 - 4:00PM
Red brick buildings with fire escapes in NYC
Affordable Housing
Tenants begin using Good Cause eviction law in housing court. Here are the outcomes
By Celia Young |October 14, 2024 - 12:30PM