A call for Good Cause legislation, another interest rate hike, & more

By Austin Havens-Bowen | July 27, 2022 - 10:30AM

The Legal Aid Society calls on state lawmakers to enact Good Cause legislation after data shows evictions have continuously increased since January (press release)

The Federal Reserve is expected to announce today its fourth interest rate increase this year in its fight against inflation (The New York Times)

New house sales in the U.S. were the lowest in June since April 2020 due to mortgage rate hikes (Business Insider)

New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development will host a homeowner resource fair on July 22nd in Brooklyn (press release)

Mayor Eric Adams says thousands of asylum seekers are straining the city's homeless shelter system (City Limits)

What it's like living in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, a small town in the Poconos (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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