Teri Karush Rogers
Founder and publisher Teri Karush Rogers launched Brick Underground in 2009. As a freelance journalist, she had previously covered New York City real estate for The New York Times. Teri has been featured as an expert on New York City residential real estate by The New York Times, New York Daily News, amNew York, NBC Nightly News, The Real Deal, Business Insider, the Huffington Post, and NY1 News, among others. Teri earned a BA in journalism and a law degree from New York University. During law school she realized she would rather explain things than argue about them, so she returned to service journalism after graduation.
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Q. I live near the top of a walk-up on the Lower East Side in a building without a fire escape. Also, my building has a single stairwell. Are buildings like mine required to have a fire escape? What's the rule?
A. Unfortunately, the answer is not as straightforward as you might wish, according to our experts.
At 462 comments so far, "You know you're a real New Yorker (and not a poser) when..." is one of the longest, head-nodding threads we've ever seen on UrbanBaby.com. If you haven't looked in a mirror lately, now's your chance:
You know you're a real New Yorker when....
If you're contemplating buying, renting or selling an apartment besieged by street noise, remember that not all noise pollution is created equal: Very high and very low-frequency sounds like screeching sirens and rumbling garbage trucks will be harder to block by replacing or soundproofing your windows.
"Diminishing the sound of talking from the street will be easier than a stereo with a deep bass," says Leon Geoxavier of Rand Engineering & Architecture.
