NYCHA topped Public Advocate Jumaane Williams' list of worst landlords once again this year (Bklyner)
A new study finds that freezing evictions during the pandemic saved the lives of over 10,000 New Yorkers who could have succumbed to Covid-19 (press release via Legal Aid Society)
Some NYC buildings are planning holiday parties for residents who aren't traveling this year due to Covid-19 (The New York Times)
Mayor Bill de Blasio says NYC public schools should remain open if the city shuts down (Gothamist)
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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