Brick Underground is an independent digital media website whose mission is to help New York City renters, buyers, sellers, renovators and co-op & condo board members navigate one of the most complex and expensive real estate markets in the world. More than five million current and future city dwellers visit Brick Underground each year for practical real estate information such as how to move to New York City, find a no-fee rental apartment, compare co-living spaces, negotiate with a landlord, buy a New York City home, or renovate a co-op, condo, or brownstone, and much more. Founded in 2009 by journalist Teri Karush Rogers, who previously covered local real estate as a contributor to the The New York Times, Brick Underground has twice been named Best Real Estate Website by the National Association of Real Estate Editors. Our editorial team publishes 20 articles and three email newsletters each week (including one for NYC real estate agents), produces a podcast leveraging insights from NYC's leading real estate experts, and expands the boundaries of service journalism with helpful tools like our gross rent calculator, used by tens of thousands of prospective renters to easily calculate the rent they'll actually pay when an apartment is advertised at the net effective rent.