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Another plan for vacant buildings, the hottest new amenity, & more

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By Emily Myers  |
March 4, 2021 - 10:30AM

A new plan calls for New York State to buy vacant city offices and hotels and convert them to affordable housing, which would be run by non-profit organizations (The Real Deal)

A renewable energy storage battery is the hottest new apartment building amenity (The New York Times)

A very NYC dream—or nightmare: This renter found several empty rooms behind her bathroom mirror (Queens Crap)

There are calls to increase penalties for spitting on transit workers, who are reporting an uptick in assaults (Gothamist)

The city's police commissioner announces a renewed crackdown on graffiti as well as community outreach to tackle it (amNewYork)

Movie theaters are prepping for reopening (EVGrieve)

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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.

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