Brooklyn's 'zombie' hotspot, NYC's most popular nabes, & more

By Austin Havens-Bowen | October 12, 2022 - 10:30AM

Central Brooklyn is named a zombie home hotspot, as the city collects $667,000 in fines for abandoned properties (BKReader)

The West Village, Williamsburg, and Long Island City are among the most popular neighborhoods based on StreetEasy search history (press release)

Sewer backups, prevalent in parts of Queens and more common due to climate change, are costing the city's homeowners (City Limits)

The Department of City Planning announces its first public information session for City of Yes, an initiative to update zoning regulations to create affordable housing (press release)

Ridgewood, Queens, is one of the coolest neighborhoods in the world, according to a new Time Out survey of 20,000 city dwellers and experts (Time Out)

What it's like living in South Amboy, New Jersey, a small city in Middlesex County where a ferry to Manhattan is in the works (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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