Illegal Airbnbs in NYCHA buildings, mass transit overhaul in Midtown East, & more

By Emily Myers | November 12, 2019 - 11:00AM

A $90-a-night Airbnb listing in Chelsea’s public housing development prompted hearings to unearth illegal Airbnb rentals in NYCHA buildings (New York Times)

Heating outages are planned in five NYCHA buildings the same day forecasters predict freezing temperatures and snow (Patch)

A $2 billion project to repair subway infrastructure near Grand Central Terminal will turn Midtown East into a construction zone for the next 20 years (Wall Street Journal via Curbed NY)

Property owners living next to train tracks in Ditmas Park and Flatbush have had violation notices canceled after being wrongly directed to inspect and report on the subway line's retaining wall (Brooklyn Eagle)

Four workers were injured after scaffolding collapsed at a building site in Hudson Yards (New York Post)

In spite of extra funding for trash removal, residents of Bensonhurst, Brooklyn say their streets are no cleaner (Bklyner)

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Emily Myers is a real estate writer and podcast host. As the former host of the Brick Underground podcast, she earned four silver awards from the National Association of Real Estate Editors. Emily studied journalism at the University of the Arts, London, earned an MA Honors degree in English Literature from the University of Edinburgh and lived for a decade in California.

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