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:
The most expensive neighborhoods in NYC: A buyer's guide for 2020
By Mimi OConnor
February 4, 2020 - 14:00 PM
Here are the most expensive neighborhoods for buyers in each New York City borough, based on 2019 sales data.
Read More A Jackson Heights two bedroom with lots of prewar details, for $585,000 (and 25 percent down)
By Mimi OConnor
February 3, 2020 - 17:15 PM
A two-bedroom co-op in Jackson Heights is on a high floor in a landmarked co-op.
Read More Where to live if you're going to work at the new Google, Facebook, Amazon, or Disney offices in NYC
By Mimi OConnor
January 22, 2020 - 14:00 PM
Where should you live if you work at the new Facebook, Google, Amazon, or Disney offices in NYC? You're not likely to live right where you work, so Brick Underground looks at the neighborhoods with a decent commute to the city's tech hubs.
Read More A renovated two family in Prospect Lefferts Gardens near the park and subway, for $1,995,000
By Mimi OConnor
January 21, 2020 - 16:00 PM
This Prospect Lefferts Gardens limestone townhouse is a two family close to the park and subway.
Read More How to make your dream of living in NYC a reality
By Mimi OConnor
January 15, 2020 - 12:00 PM
Want to move to NYC (like everyone else) but don't know how people manage it? Take it from us: Here's how to make it happen.
Read More One NYer's housing hack: Own a house on a lake in Suffolk County, crash in Bushwick during the week
By Mimi OConnor
January 10, 2020 - 13:00 PM
Noam Cohen is a New Yorker who works in Manhattan, crashes during the week with friends in Bushwick, and lives in a house in Suffolk County in the middle of nature. Here's how he makes it work.
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