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:
A lottery opens for 86 units at a senior housing complex on the Lower East Side
By Emily Myers
October 6, 2022 - 09:30 AM
Applications are open through the affordable housing lottery for 86 newly constructed apartments at 64 Norfolk St., a housing development for seniors on the Lower East Side. Rents start at $654 a month for a studio.
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Need a short-term rental in NYC? Read these temporary housing FAQs first
By Emily Myers
October 4, 2022 - 12:30 PM
NYC defines a short-term rental as any period fewer than 30 days, however lots of companies offer short-term rentals by the month and provide furnished apartments for as long or as short as you need.
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Rent aid replenished, overcharge claims pile up, & more
By Emily Myers
October 4, 2022 - 10:30 AM
And, the city’s migrant relief center in the Bronx is relocated to Randall's Island amid flooding concerns.
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'Sellers just as uncertain as buyers' as the Manhattan sales market pivots to a slower pace
By Emily Myers
October 4, 2022 - 09:30 AM
The pace of co-op and condo sales in Manhattan slowed considerably in the third quarter of 2022 but is still above long-term norms and prices continue to rise, according to third quarter data from the Elliman Report.
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The vegetable garden on my Brooklyn roof deck is my pride and joy. Here's how I created it
By Emily Myers
September 29, 2022 - 13:30 PM
Yoav Borsuk, an internal medicine specialist, uses his Brooklyn roof deck to grow fruit and vegetables, creating a lush oasis he calls his “pride and joy.” He spoke to Brick Underground about the lessons he's learned from cultivating and cooking his produce
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Jail time for Flatbush landlord, Dyker Heights sewer woes, & more
By Emily Myers
September 29, 2022 - 10:30 AM
And, more than 9,600 apartments have been added to Downtown Brooklyn in the past decade, according to StorageCafe.
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