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Renovation
7 ways to get small jobs done in your NYC apartment if you're not handy

… $20 to replace a busted drive belt on my dryer I watched 43 YouTube videos ordered the belt on Amazon for $898 cracked a …

By Mary Lowengard |January 27, 2025 - 1:30PM
New York, New York - Oct 29 2012: A digital display above the entrance of the subway as Hurricane Sandy moves in the New York City area on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012.
The Search
How to check a neighborhood’s climate disaster risk before you move
By Celia Young |December 27, 2024 - 12:30PM
Hurricane Sandy Damage on Staten Island
Buy
Worried about climate change? Check the sales listing for extreme weather risk before you make an offer
By Jennifer White Karp |October 7, 2024 - 4:30PM
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Neighborhood Intel
4 sublets, 3 months, 2 kids: A Park Slope mom's adventures in short-term rentals
By Jennifer White Karp |September 26, 2024 - 4:00PM
insurance adjuster inspecting mold
Products + Services
How to tell if your apartment has mold—and how to get rid of it
By Evelyn Battaglia |August 26, 2024 - 9:30AM
Woman on the phone to a plumber about a leaking sink
Small Projects + DIY
Here's what I learned to get our absentee landlord to fix things fast
By Jennifer White Karp |August 13, 2024 - 9:30AM
Flood damaged parquet floor
Renovation
6 steps to deal with flood or water damage in your NYC apartment

… home owners and it is something New Yorkers now experience regularly as a result of c limate change which makes  large … time to get a qualified mold assessor to do an independent test They will take air samples and compare the samples to … a knowledgeable reputable company to come in and do mold testing because your observation of the mold doesnt mean …

By Brick Underground |August 7, 2024 - 12:30PM
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Affordable Housing
For 13 years I asked the landlord to fix the ceiling. Then it rained inside my kitchen (video)
By Anonymous |November 14, 2023 - 1:00PM
Drenched cars parked in a rain downpour in uptown New York City. Apartment buildings and brownstone row houses line this upper east side Manhattan residential district one way street and sidewalk scene.
Sales Market
Flood zones dampen pricing for properties in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens
By Celia Young |October 17, 2023 - 1:30PM