StreetEasy places virtual listings at street level, new DOB commissioner, & more

By Austin Havens-Bowen | May 4, 2022 - 10:30AM

This summer, StreetEasy will launch StreetScape, which uses augmented reality technology to display virtual listing information at street level (press release)

Mayor Eric Adams' revised budget has an additional $5 billion for affordable housing and homeless shelters but advocates says it's not enough (City Limits)

The Met Council on Housing urges the Rent Guidelines Board and Governor Kathy Hochul to roll back rents for regulated tenants (press release)

Middle Village residents request compensation after city construction left their houses damaged (QNS.com)

Former NYC council member Eric Ulrich is appointed commissioner of the Department of Buildings (press release)

What it's like living in Montgomery, New Jersey, an under-the-radar suburb next to Princeton (The New York Times)

Austin Havens-Bowen

Staff Writer

Staff writer Austin Havens-Bowen covers the rental market and answers renters' questions in a column called Realty Bites. He previously reported on local news for the Queens Ledger and The Hunts Point Express in the Bronx. He graduated from Hunter College with a BA in media studies. He rents a one-bedroom apartment in Astoria with his boyfriend and their two cats.

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