utilities

Gas was seeping through our walls and my family is lucky our neighbor took action

By Emily Myers |September 16, 2025 - 11:30AM

Snow covered tree in front of tall brick apartment building (high rise residential home) with fire escape, windows, snowing, winter in brooklyn new york city stock photo

Does your ConEd bill seem unusually high? Here's what you can do about it

… can be emotionally draining for even the most hardened New Yorker But many New York City tenants are finding that the cold weather has …

By Celia Young |February 27, 2025 - 5:30PM

stainless steel saucepan being used on a gas cooktop

Roommates + Landlords

Do I still have to pay a gas connection fee if I switch to an electric cooktop?

… of fine particulate matter Going electric is the future for new construction with New York City and New York State bans on gas stoves in new buildings …

By Jennifer White Karp |August 5, 2024 - 3:00PM

Small Projects + DIY

The cow in my kitchen: A quest to install a new gas stove gave me an electrifying epiphany

By Mary Lowengard |December 18, 2023 - 2:30PM

A Stove switched off, without gas and flames

Rent

The gas is off in my NYC building. Can I get a rent abatement and lower rent when I renew?

By Emily Myers |May 1, 2023 - 9:30AM

The Search

Considering a short-term rental company in NYC? Here's what to know

By Evelyn Battaglia |April 11, 2023 - 2:30PM

Renovation

Will I have to give up my gas stove for cooking?

By Emily Myers |January 11, 2023 - 10:30AM

Troubleshooting

A checklist for getting your apartment ready before you move in

… If youre a firsttime New York City renter or just havent moved in a while you may be feeling a … you to pay for your own gas so if the provider is different from your electric company then you will need to … gas line And dont forget to have the utilities in your current apartment turned off by the time you move out … Change …

By Austin Havens-Bowen |May 4, 2021 - 9:30AM