A fire safety checklist for your NYC apartment building

… It shouldnt take hearing about a devastating fire  to prompt you to check safety measures in your own New York City apartment building … your landlord to have it inspected every five years if you live in a building six stories or higher If your fire escape …

By Brick Underground |April 21, 2025 - 12:00PM
How to avoid renting an illegal apartment in NYC

… that the unpermitted walls tenants put up at 236 East 178th St to add bedrooms made a confusing labyrinth for … signs to consider Landlords who want to meet a potential renter at another location before revealing the address and … perhaps the biggest clue of them all A significantly lower rent than the market rate If it seems too good to be true it …

By Jennifer White Karp |February 15, 2018 - 9:00AM
A fire escape garden guide, a dust-up over the F train express, and more

… controversy Gothamist For when youre sick of working from home get to know Brooklyns coworking spaces Brokelyn The …

By Virginia K. Smith |May 19, 2016 - 10:59AM