An upset in the race for Queens DA, thousands of Fidi apartments become rent-stabilized, & more
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An upset in the race for Queens DA, thousands of Fidi apartments become rent-stabilized, & more

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By Emily Myers  |
June 27, 2019 - 11:00AM

Public defender Tiffany Cabán causes an upset in the race for Queens district attorney (NY Daily News).

Several thousand Fidi apartments have become rent-stabilized after tenants disputed their status (The Real Deal)

The city has restructured one of its affordable-housing programs after investigations found fraud, bribery, and abuse of power at some of its complexes (Wall Street Journal)

One of the final undeveloped World Trade Center sites could be converted into a 900-foot condo tower (Curbed NY)

The cost of the AirTrain commute to JFK and Newark Airport terminals is set to rise (Gothamist)

The long-vacant Times Plaza Post Office on Brooklyn's Atlantic Avenue will soon become an 11-story condo building (Bklyner)

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Emily Myers

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Emily Myers is a real estate writer and podcast host. As the former host of the Brick Underground podcast, she earned four silver awards from the National Association of Real Estate Editors. Emily studied journalism at the University of the Arts, London, earned an MA Honors degree in English Literature from the University of Edinburgh and lived for a decade in California.

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