Emily Myers
Senior Writer/Podcast Producer
Emily Myers is a real estate writer and podcast host. As the former host of the Brick Underground podcast, she earned four silver awards from the National Association of Real Estate Editors. Emily studied journalism at the University of the Arts, London, earned an MA Honors degree in English Literature from the University of Edinburgh and lived for a decade in California. In spite of her itinerant background, she has been living in the same Brooklyn rental since 2016.
Posts by Emily Myers:
NYC plans 100 miles of car-free streets, new cleaning rules for Airbnbs, & more
By Emily Myers
April 28, 2020 - 09:30 AM
Tips on how to return to a city you've fled during the pandemic.
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Where to donate stuff from your pandemic spring cleaning
By Emily Myers
April 27, 2020 - 13:00 PM
If you have purged your clutter, you may be wondering how you can get rid of it in NYC during the pandemic.
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Bloomberg gives $10.5 million for Covid-19 tracing, buildings want paycheck protection funds, & more
By Emily Myers
April 23, 2020 - 10:30 AM
There's been a slight uptick in New York City listings but they are still 80 percent below normal for this time of year.
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Finding a roommate virtually during the coronavirus crisis—what to expect and what to ask
By Emily Myers
April 23, 2020 - 09:30 AM
Rarely has the process of choosing a roommate been so fraught. In normal times, you would typically get to meet a potential roommate in person to get a sense of how they spend their time in NYC. During the pandemic, you’ve got to gauge how seriously they are taking the risk of infection and whether you’ll feel comfortable staying home with them.
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We did a Zoom call to close virtually on our Brooklyn townhouse
By Emily Myers
April 22, 2020 - 09:30 AM
Camellia George was in the process of buying a three-bedroom townhouse in Crown Heights when New York was put on "pause," and real estate transactions ground to a halt. In order to make her moving date and her post-closing refinancing, she needed to do a virtual closing—a relatively new way of closing in NYC ushered in by pandemic. Here is her story.
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Calls for hazard pay for essential workers, real estate lessons from the last recession, & more
By Emily Myers
April 21, 2020 - 10:30 AM
Transportation experts weigh in on how NYC could open up streets to pedestrians during the shutdown.
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