StreetNoise

Bushwick rezoning halted, a deed theft task force, & more

Headshot of Emily Myers
By Emily Myers  |
January 14, 2020 - 11:00AM

Plans to rezone Bushwick have been shelved after years of heated community debate (Curbed NY) 

Attorney General Letitia James has announced a new task force to educate property owners in gentrifying neighborhoods about deed theft (Bklyner)

The city wants to transfer three vacant lots in Bedford-Stuyvesant to developers so they can build 85 affordable apartments (Brooklyn Paper)

Activists have won a new round in their legal fight to stop mature trees being chopped down in Brooklyn's Fort Greene Park (Brooklyn Eagle)

In less than nine months, NYCHA residents filed nearly 60,000 bedbug and roach work orders, according to data from the Legal Aid Society (Gothamist) 

The MTA has been cleaning up after a massive water main break spilled 500,000 gallons of water into the subway system, causing floods and delays (Gothamist)

Headshot of Emily Myers

Emily Myers

Senior Writer/Podcast Producer

Emily Myers is a senior writer, podcast host, and producer at Brick Underground. She writes about issues ranging from market analysis and tenants' rights to the intricacies of buying and selling condos and co-ops. As host of the Brick Underground podcast, she has earned four silver awards from the National Association of Real Estate Editors.

Brick Underground articles occasionally include the expertise of, or information about, advertising partners when relevant to the story. We will never promote an advertiser's product without making the relationship clear to our readers.

topics: