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:
Our co-op board is getting complaints about a video doorbell invading a shareholder's privacy. How should we respond?
By Emily Myers
June 23, 2022 - 12:30 PM
Recording others when you are not a party to the conversation and in places where there’s an expectation of privacy—such as within one’s home—could be against the law, says says Niki Khindri, an attorney at NYC real estate law firm Adam Leitman Bailey P.C.
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Apartment hunting agony, the mayor's housing mystery, & more
By Emily Myers
June 23, 2022 - 10:30 AM
And, a snapshot of the rental market from StreetEasy shows the number of NYC listings increased in May—the first uptick in 18 months
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Housing lottery opens for 177 new apartments in Hudson Yards
By Emily Myers
June 23, 2022 - 09:30 AM
Applications are open for 177 new apartments at 555 West 38th St. in Hudson Yards through the affordable housing lottery. Applicants are eligible if they earn $47,966 to $187,330, depending on the size of their household.
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Rent increases of 3.25 percent and 5 percent for stabilized tenants are the biggest in a decade
By Emily Myers
June 22, 2022 - 12:30 PM
Rent increases of 3.25 percent are approved for tenants with one-year leases in rent-stabilized apartments—the biggest hike in a decade. Two-year leases can be raised 5 percent.
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Rent hikes for stabilized tenants, affordable housing in the Hamptons, & more
By Emily Myers
June 22, 2022 - 10:30 AM
And, with a $40,000 rent in Brooklyn, it's clear landlords are testing the upper limits of what people will pay.
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Crucial vote on rent increases, Bed-Stuy housing lottery, & more
By Emily Myers
June 21, 2022 - 10:30 AM
And, owners of the former Spice Factory in Crown Heights plan a modest mid-rise after shelving towers that would have shaded the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
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