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Roommates + Landlords

The holiday gift I gave my landlord helped me avoid a rent increase

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By Anonymous |December 8, 2025 - 11:00AM

Best of Brick: A broker's mind after 100 days without a closing

By Anonymous Manhattan Broker |August 3, 2011 - 10:50AM

Best of Brick: My illegal washer-dryer

By anonymous Manhattan renter |August 2, 2011 - 11:08AM

My Illegal Washer Dryer

By anonymous Manhattan renter |August 24, 2010 - 7:01AM

Neighborhood Intel

I’ve been a NYC doorman for 22 years. This is what I think about holiday tipping

By Kelly Kreth |December 3, 2025 - 11:30AM

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Negotiating + Financing

How I cut my monthly mortgage payment in half so I could keep my Staten Island home

By Celia Young |March 4, 2024 - 9:30AM

NYC seen from the water

Brick Underground’s best advice from New Yorkers who lived through real estate drama

By Brick Underground |April 25, 2025 - 9:30AM

My favorite neighbor moved to Florida—and I had no idea how much I would miss her

By Annabel Lee |September 1, 2022 - 3:45PM

Barbara Fleischman with Chef Jim at Sunrise at 56th

At age 99, I moved to a luxury senior living facility. Here’s what it’s like

By Marjorie Cohen |November 28, 2023 - 9:30AM

Samantha Bravo and CAAAV: Organizing Asian Communities rally at a Rent Guidelines Board hearing

Affordable Housing

I’ve testified at Rent Guidelines Board hearings since I was 11. Here’s why I won’t stop fighting for tenants’ rights

By Celia Young |July 22, 2025 - 12:30PM