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:
The pandemic puts a pied-à-terre tax back on the table
By Emily Myers
December 7, 2020 - 09:30 AM
The most recent proposal, ditched last year in favor of the mansion tax, targets owners of condos and co-ops with assessed values of $300,000 or more. Not surprisingly brokers are fiercely opposed to a pied-à-terre tax, saying it will dent an already crippled market.
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NY to get 170,000 vaccine doses, suburban condo boom, & more
By Emily Myers
December 3, 2020 - 10:30 AM
There's an environmental case for cookie-cutter new development.
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Our building is scheduled for a Local Law 152 gas line inspection. How do we prepare?
By Emily Myers
December 2, 2020 - 10:30 AM
If your building is in Community District 1, 3, and 10 (in any borough), the gas lines must be inspected by the end of 2020. Every year inspections will be carried out in buildings across the different Community Districts on a four-year cycle.
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Hospitals take emergency measures, delays for congestion charge, & more
By Emily Myers
December 2, 2020 - 10:30 AM
With $60 million left to distribute to vulnerable renters, there are calls for the remaining funds from the Cares Act to be given to needy families eligible for rent relief.
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What to know if your landlord is using a collection agency to go after your unpaid rent
By Emily Myers
December 2, 2020 - 09:30 AM
If your landlord is using a collection agency to go after your unpaid rent, your priority is either to establish a defense or a payment plan. Here are the steps to take.
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What is ‘right to counsel’ and how could it prevent evictions during the pandemic?
By Emily Myers
November 30, 2020 - 14:30 PM
The right to counsel makes it a legal right for tenants who make 200 percent or below the federal poverty guidelines to be guaranteed an attorney when they are facing eviction in housing court.
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