Austin Havens-Bowen
Writer
Austin Havens-Bowen is a writer and reporter. He previously covered local news for the Queens Ledger and The Hunts Point Express in the Bronx. He graduated from Hunter College with a BA in media studies. He rents a one-bedroom apartment in Astoria with his boyfriend and their two cats.
Posts by Austin Havens-Bowen:
NY sees population drop, 11 Bronx subway stations to get elevators, & more
December 31, 2019 - 10:00 AM
A mixed-use building with 224 affordable apartments is coming to Far Rockaway.
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Piling on the incentives for luxury condo buyers, NYC's new green roof laws, & more
December 20, 2019 - 13:00 PM
Also, can your landlord keep your security deposit over an illegal wall?
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A Sutton Place two bedroom with an open layout for $1,599,000, no board approval required
December 20, 2019 - 09:00 AM
This two-bedroom, two-bath sponsor co-op, 400 East 56th St., #9D, in Sutton Place, is on the market for $1,599,000.
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What is that ladder to nowhere in my backyard?
December 19, 2019 - 14:00 PM
You can find tall, skinny ladders in some Brooklyn and Queens backyards. They are relics of the days before houses had dryers or neighborhood laundromats. The ladder would have served as an anchor for a clothesline. Each apartment in a three- or four-story house would have a clothesline that extended from the back of house to a position on the ladder.
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Accusations against StreetEasy, Billionaires' Row is world's most expensive street, & more
December 18, 2019 - 11:00 AM
And, the co-op where Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt were married has hit the market.
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How much to tip building staff, leverage NYC's condo glut, & more
December 13, 2019 - 16:00 PM
And, a round-up of the NYC apartments with the deepest price chops in November.
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