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Products + Services
Take back your deck! How to win the war with mosquitoes and enjoy outdoor living again
By Brick Underground |July 3, 2025 - 9:30AM
A woman seated in front of a fan.
Neighbors
I survived NYC without AC for three years. Here’s why I finally caved
By Celia Young |June 27, 2025 - 9:30AM
NYC apartment building with AC units
Products + Services
My neighbor's dripping AC is driving me crazy. What can I do?
By Brick Underground |June 23, 2025 - 9:30AM
Riis Beach in the Rockaways, Queens
Live
Welcome to Brick Underground’s favorite stories of 2024: Summer edition
By Brick Underground |August 19, 2024 - 9:30AM
New York, NY USA - December 6, 2023 : Hand-painted yellow and red "Sweet Corner Grocery Corp." sign over a deli on a two-story brick apartment building in Harlem, New York City
Roommates + Landlords
Proposed NYC bill would require landlords to provide AC in the summer
By Celia Young |July 23, 2024 - 11:00AM
Pedestrians and homeless man on 5th Avenue in Manhattan
Neighborhood Intel
Thinking about the homeless in a NYC heatwave: An essay
By Jennifer White Karp |July 19, 2024 - 12:30PM
Tall apartment building with air conditioning machine at almost every window in New York city during summer day.
Small Projects + DIY
How to get a free air conditioner to beat NYC’s summer heat wave
By Celia Young |June 18, 2024 - 1:30PM
Crowded beach at Coney Island
Live
Welcome to Brick Underground’s favorite stories of 2023: Summer edition
By Brick Underground |August 21, 2023 - 10:30AM
Hamptons house
Escape
What it's like to co-own a house in the Hamptons with your ex
By Nathan Tempey |August 8, 2023 - 2:30PM
mitsubishi living room
Products + Services
Here's what you need to know about installing central AC in your NYC brownstone

… Bothered by the heat this summer If you own a brownstone you may well be … central air conditioning to make your home more comfortable now that longer stretches of higher temperatures are … central AC is a way to attract or keep tenants in a pricier rental market Adding air conditioning will make the rental …

By Evelyn Battaglia |July 27, 2023 - 11:30AM