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Digital memorial to MTA workers, NYCHA plagued by gas outages, & more

By Emily Myers| January 26, 2021 - 10:30AM

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MTA workers who died of Covid-19 are being remembered with a digital art installation in more than 100 subway stations (amNewYork)

NYCHA residents at Woodside Houses in Queens are without gas, again (Queens Chronicle)

Manhattan saw the largest fall in real estate prices compared to anywhere else in 2020 (The Real Deal)

Bicycling has boomed during the pandemic but NYC only has parking for a tiny fraction of the city's 1.6 million riders (The New York Times)

NYC's social services commissioner calls homeless shelters "a ticking time bomb" during Covid (WNYC)

A prominent block in Downtown Brooklyn is fast being demolished with 10 out of 16 buildings already down (Brownstoner)

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