Mimi OConnor
Contributing Writer
Mimi O’Connor has written about New York City real estate for publications that include Brick Underground, Refinery29, and Thrillist. She is the recipient of two awards from the National Association of Real Estate Editors for interior design and service journalism. Her writing on New York City, parenting, events, and culture has also appeared in Parents, Red Tricycle, BizBash, and Time Out New York. She is the author of several books, including "The Dictionary of Corporate Bullshit" and "Reel Culture." She once lived in a NYC building in such rough shape that a Law & Order location scout rang her doorbell to inquire about using her apartment as a murderous psychopath’s headquarters.
Posts by Mimi OConnor:
Brick Underground’s best neighborhoods for recent college grads 2021
By Mimi OConnor
June 16, 2021 - 12:30 PM
Here's Brick Underground's annual list of the best NYC neighborhoods for new college grads to find a rental apartment.
Read More A basic guide to NYC plumbing: How to keep your apartment's pipes flowing
By Mimi OConnor
March 22, 2021 - 12:30 PM
All this time spent at home is straining our plumbing systems. One culprit: More people are using disinfectant wipes to clean and sanitize surfaces—and then flushing them down pipes that aren't up to the task.
Read More Get the look of a NYC loft with French flair furnished by Design Within Reach
By Mimi OConnor
March 17, 2021 - 12:30 PM
The model apartments of Greenwich West at 110 Charlton St. in Hudson Square showcase mid-century modern furnishings from Design Within Reach. Here's how you can shop this look.
Read More The most expensive neighborhoods in NYC: A buyer's guide for 2021
By Mimi OConnor
March 1, 2021 - 13:30 PM
Brick partnered with PropertyShark to find the top three most expensive neighborhoods in each borough for luxury buyers.
Read More The most affordable neighborhoods in NYC: A buyer's guide for 2021
By Mimi OConnor
February 22, 2021 - 09:30 AM
Many New Yorkers are preparing to take the plunge and buy in New York City in 2021—and if that’s your goal as well it makes a lot of sense. Interest rates are still near record lows, there’s a glut of condos, and a very rare moment of affordability in the city’s priciest borough: Prices have come down in Manhattan to what amounts to a once-in-a-lifetime buying opportunity.
Read More Netflix's 'Pretend It's a City' with Fran Lebowitz is the trip back in time every New Yorker needs right now
By Mimi OConnor
January 13, 2021 - 15:00 PM
“Pretend It’s a City” in Netflix is a delightful and much-needed trip to pre-Covid, maskless NYC, with the famously opinionated and wonderfully irascible Fran Lebowitz strolling the city streets, holding court at the National Arts Club, looming over the Panorama of the City of New York at the Queens Museum, and pontificating in front of packed auditoriums.
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