Inside Stories

A handheld gas detector
Live
Gas was seeping through our walls and my family is lucky our neighbor took action
By Emily Myers |September 19, 2024 - 12:30PM
Manhattan skyline and Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn stock photo
Roommates + Landlords
I lived with a stranger I met on the internet—and loved it
By Celia Young |August 30, 2024 - 9:30AM
New York City on a hazy day in summer, following traffic on Nostrand Avenue in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.
Buy
Starting over: A divorced dad's honest take on finding a new neighborhood and buying a condo in NYC
By Anonymous |August 29, 2024 - 3:45PM
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Affordable Housing
I won a $908 studio in Long Island City in NYC's housing lottery, but I didn't count on the culture shock
By Austin Havens-Bowen |July 23, 2024 - 1:00PM
NYC seen from the water
Rent
Brick Underground’s best advice from New Yorkers who lived through real estate drama

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By Brick Underground |July 3, 2024 - 2:30PM
New South Bronx apartment building
Rent
I won a two bedroom in the Bronx for $655 a month in NYC's housing lottery
By Austin Havens-Bowen |June 26, 2024 - 9:30AM
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Live
I never thought I'd see the woodwork from my old apartment again. Then I went into a furniture store
By Tanya Pollard |May 30, 2024 - 1:45PM
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Renovation
How I turned a storage shed behind my Brooklyn house into an art studio
By Willow Rabinovich |May 7, 2024 - 12:30PM
The skyline of Manhattan from Park Slope, Brooklyn.
The Search
I found out my apartment used to be rent stabilized. Here’s how I determined if it was legally deregulated
By Celia Young |April 23, 2024 - 11:00AM
Aerial view of Staten Island St George Ferry terminal. Manhattan Area, New York of USA. Skyline and cityscape with skyscrapers at United States of America, NYC, US. American architecture.
Negotiating + Financing
How I cut my monthly mortgage payment in half so I could keep my Staten Island home
By Celia Young |March 4, 2024 - 9:30AM