$28.5 million for Central Park Tower condo, living with a renovation, & more

By Austin Havens-Bowen | September 29, 2021 - 10:30AM

Brooklyn Borough President and Democratic mayoral nominee Eric Adams misses inspectors from the Department of Buildings investigating complaints of an illegal apartment in his Brooklyn building—again (The City)

Disabled and hearing-impaired tenants of a Lower East Side Section 8 housing development call out squalid living conditions (amNewYork)

Here are four tips for living in an apartment during a long-term renovation (Apartment Therapy)

A condo in Central Park Tower, the world's tallest residential building, sells for $28.5 million—$10 million less than its listing price (New York Post)

Governors Island will stay open year-round for the first time since becoming a public space in 2003 (amNewYork)

Charybdis Playground in Astoria reopens after a $12.5 million renovation (QNS.com)

Austin Havens-Bowen

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Austin Havens-Bowen is a writer and reporter. He previously covered 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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