Rent hikes shrink for lease renewals, protesting housing voucher bias, & more

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

Rent increases for lease renewals in New York City have been shrinking over the past five months, according to an Openigloo report (The Real Deal)

Protestors rally outside Robert DeFalco Realty in Bay Ridge, accusing the real estate firm of discriminating against renters with housing vouchers (BK Reader)

NYC is the third least-affordable city in the U.S. for owners, as per RealtyHop's housing affordability study (press release)

The Landmark Preservation Commission votes to landmark a block on Parkside Avenue in Prospect Lefferts Gardens that has 38 historic row houses (Brooklyn Eagle)

An affordable housing lottery launches for nine apartments in Harlem (New York YIMBY)

What it's like living in Peekskill, New York, an artsy city on the Hudson River (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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