safety

Fire escape on brick apartment building in NYC
Troubleshooting
A fire safety checklist for your NYC apartment building
By Brick Underground |October 8, 2025 - 9:30AM
A handheld gas detector
Live
Gas was seeping through our walls and my family is lucky our neighbor took action
By Emily Myers |September 16, 2025 - 11:30AM
hidden camera brick underground
Troubleshooting
How to find a hidden camera planted by your landlord, Airbnb host, or another creep
By Evelyn Battaglia |September 8, 2025 - 9:30AM
Roommates seated on a couch having an argument
Live
How to kick a roommate out of your NYC apartment
By Evelyn Battaglia |August 4, 2025 - 10:30AM
A photo of a stop sign in front of an NYC apartment building.
The Search
Fake listing alert: Don't fall for any of these rental apartment scams
By Celia Young |June 4, 2025 - 10:30AM
one-bedroom condo at 702 Hancock Street
The Search
7 reasons why ground-floor apartments are desirable—instead of dealbreakers
By Jennifer White Karp |May 19, 2025 - 11:00AM
An image of the top of a brick New York City apartment building, including its parapet.
Design + Architecture
Parapet inspections: What NYC boards and building owners need to know about Local Law 126
By Celia Young |May 2, 2025 - 9:30AM
Brownstone ground floor apartment
Affordable Housing
Signs that a NYC basement apartment is a safe and legal rental

… the subway system At least 11 people were killed when their basementlevel apartments filled with water or suffered other stormrelated … destruction The storm cast new attention on the problem of basement apartmentsand the citys lack of progress  so far to …

By Jennifer White Karp |March 10, 2025 - 9:30AM
faucet with hand of woman in kitchen for cleaning, drinking and washing dishes. Interior, steel and household plumbing with sink and tap at home for stream, flowing and splash
Troubleshooting
I used NYC’s free program to test my apartment’s drinking water for lead. Here’s how you can too
By Celia Young |March 5, 2025 - 3:30PM