The F is the worst subway line, a housing boom in Queens, & more

By Jennifer White Karp | April 16, 2018 - 11:00AM

A decade-old fix to the subway signal system on the F line in Brooklyn is actually making train headaches worse (New York Times)

Developers are building oodles of apartments in Queens (New York Post)

Another wood-frame house in East Flatbush is going to be torn down and replaced with an apartment building (Brownstoner)

The apartment in Trump Tower where a fire killed a man last week did not have a working smoke alarm (CNN)

A burglar has been gaining access to Upper West Side buildings through basement doors (West Side Rag)

A new artificial intelligence-powered website lets New York apartment seekers search any address for information about what it is like to live there (Localize)

Jennifer White Karp

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Jennifer steers Brick Underground’s editorial coverage of New York City residential real estate and writes articles on market trends and strategies for buyers, sellers, and renters. Jennifer’s 15-year career in New York City real estate journalism includes stints as a writer and editor at The Real Deal and its spinoff publication, Luxury Listings NYC.

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