UWS condo battle, buying a vacation home, & more

By Emily Myers | July 22, 2021 - 10:30AM

A group of Lower Manhattan residents want the World Trade Center’s new residential tower to house survivors of the 9/11 attacks and their families at income-adjusted rents (The City)

Rising rents in New York City and across the U.S. pose problems for the nation’s inflation outlook (The New York Times)

As the pandemic drives demand for vacation homes, here are the tips for a successful purchase (Washington Post)

Residents and preservationists on the Upper West Side say massive condo developments in the area show a disregard for context and community (The New York Times)

The MTA is warning service cuts may be needed to manage huge projected losses over the next few years (abc7)

With haze from wildfires reaching New York, it might be time to get yourself an air-quality app (Curbed)

Emily Myers

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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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