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 housing lottery opens for 24 apartments near Yankee Stadium in the Bronx
By Emily Myers
June 30, 2022 - 09:30 AM
Applications are open for 24 newly constructed apartments at 310 Grand Concourse through the affordable housing lottery for applicants with incomes ranging from $56,983 to $115,280.
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Ask Sam: I found out my apartment used to be rent stabilized. Now what?
By Emily Myers
June 28, 2022 - 12:30 PM
If you moved into a rent-stabilized apartment and the last tenant vacated after July of 2019, the apartment is definitely rent stabilized and the rent should be very close to what the previous tenant was paying.
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Gun bans in new leases, storm surge risks, & more
By Emily Myers
June 28, 2022 - 10:30 AM
And, a Brooklyn homeowner faces eviction after 50 years and a protracted fight over what he claims is deed theft.
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The Brick Underground Podcast: Predators in the NYC rental market, with Hannah Levintova from Mother Jones
By Emily Myers
June 28, 2022 - 09:30 AM
Hannah Levintova, an investigative reporter with the national publication Mother Jones, talks to host Emily Myers about what she uncovered during her reporting on private equity landlords in NYC, the complicated structure of these entities, and how tenants can fight back.
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Should our co-op board approve purchases or transfers to trusts?
By Emily Myers
June 27, 2022 - 12:30 PM
“Requests to transfer a co-op’s shares to a trust or to buy a co-op with a trust or limited liability company do add another layer of bureaucracy for a co-op—but an increasing number of boards are considering it,” says James Woods, Esq., managing partner at Woods Lonergan.
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The basement in our rental floods often and I’d like to test the air quality. What’s the best way to do this?
By Emily Myers
June 23, 2022 - 13:30 PM
If you suspect a leak or water damage has affected the air quality in your rental apartment, your first step would be to speak to the landlord, management company, or super. Under Local Law 55, owners with three or more apartments are required to keep units free of pests and mold, so if there's been water damage in the past, it is their responsibility to remediate.
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