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Brooklyn's safest year ever, Mandy Moore as bathroom decor, and more

By Virginia K. Smith  | January 4, 2017 - 10:59AM

According to the Brooklyn D.A., 2016 was Brooklyn's safest year yet (DNAinfo)

One lucky buyer in Queens found a mosaic of Mandy Moore in his apartment's bathroom (Walker Kaplan/Twitter)

How developers work the system in Albany to keep things unaffordable for renters in the city (ProPublica)

The city still hasn't completed repairs on 40 percent of homes damaged during Sandy (NY Mag)

If you're redecorating in the new year, avoid these rookie mistakes (Apartment Therapy)

New York is getting help from private investors for Rockaway affordable housing (WSJ)

More perks are coming along with IDNYC membership this year (DNAinfo)

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