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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An ice storm forced the last-minute cancellation of a Manhattan co-op/condo owners' rights forum earlier this month, but it's back on for tomorrow night (2/23). Hosted by New York State Assemblymember Linda B.
In the past decade, a wide array of technological innovations has made the search for real estate in Manhattan more transparent and user-friendly.
Over on UrbanBaby.com, a Brooklyn parent with a 3-year-old and a baby needs a bigger apartment, and wants to know whether she should buy or, instead, rent until kindergarten rolls around so as not to end up with an unmanageable commute. Though she has private school in mind, the other parents are more worried about preserving her public school options than her commute: "Shop by local 'good' zoned schools," says one.
Talk about a Faustian bargain for New Yorkers.
Q. How much should it cost to skimcoat a two-bedroom, 1,100 square-foot prewar apartment with 9-foot ceilings? I've had three estimates, ranging from $21,000 to $65,000!! Should I just take the cheapest one?
A. That all depends, say our renovation experts.
