The 21 best questions to ask potential roommates to get the perfect match

… I found myself on a slippery slope increasingly willing to compromise on safety and other standards just to find a … July 2024 We are presenting it again as part of our winter  Best of Brick week  New Yorkers are living with roommates … else  On the plus side having a person who can accept deliveries and wait for the cable guy may be a benefit People …

By Evelyn Battaglia |December 29, 2025 - 9:30AM
12 tough co-op board interview questions—and how to answer them

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By Brick Underground |December 26, 2025 - 9:30AM
8 ways to negotiate a smaller rent increase at lease renewal time

… is up for renewal your landlord has likely notified you that your rent is increasing In New York Citys highly … Landlords now must pay the brokers they hire to market apartmentswhich may make some more inclined to agree to a … increase but keep paying your old rent If the landlord accepts your payments you become a monthtomonth tenant which …

By Evelyn Battaglia |December 24, 2025 - 9:30AM