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Evictions plunge by 80 percent, pushing for rent relief, & more

By Jennifer White Karp| February 22, 2021 - 10:30AM

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An obscure budget measure could undermine NYC’s ambitious Local Law 97, which requires buildings to slash their greenhouse gas emissions (New York Focus)

State Assembly members are pushing for $2.25 billion in rent relief to be included in the budget (The Real Deal)

Evictions decreased by more than 80 percent last year, according to the Department of Investigation (Gothamist)

An architect envisions how to convert an office tower to apartments (Curbed)

Packages were being stolen regularly at a building in the East Village until tenants fought back (The New York Times)

A new interactive map created by Reddit users defines the borders of 282 neighborhoods in the city (TimeOut)

 

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