Covid's toll on NY's children, tap and pay in the subway, & more

By Emily Myers | October 1, 2020 - 10:30AM

More than 4,000 children in New York state have lost a parent or caregiver to coronavirus (Gothamist)

Three quarters of NYC's subway stations now have tap and pay screens installed and the system has clocked 21 million rides (press release)

A new public pier has opened in Manhattan's Hudson River Park with a special deck that floods with the incoming tide (Real Estate Weekly)

Residents of a quasi-commune in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, are suing their landlord , alleging harassment and illegal eviction attempts (The City)

Alicia Glen, former deputy mayor of NYC, joined the board of directors at the co-living company Common (The Real Deal)

The NYC subway map has been updated to identify nine newly accessible stations and two renamed stops (press release)

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