Housing court without legal help, Brooklyn's first supertall, & more

By Emily Myers | March 10, 2022 - 10:30AM

A shortage of attorneys and a backlog of eviction cases mean some New Yorkers face housing court without legal help (Gothamist)

Sales are underway at Brooklyn Tower, the first supertall outside Manhattan, but do buyers still have an appetite for sky-high luxury living? (The New York Times)

Sewer and water mains improvements to prevent future flooding, totaling close to $50 million, have been completed in Queens (CityLand)

Homeownership rates surge but race and wealth gaps persist, according to a report by the National Association of Realtors (The Washington Post)

Grassroots organizers want 18 vacant city-owned lots to be handed to the community amid fears they will be sold to private developers (Bk Reader)

A new book, Natura Urbana, makes the case for preserving spontaneous nature in cities (CityLab)

Emily Myers

Senior Writer/Podcast Producer

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.

SEE MORE BY Emily Myers »

Brick Underground articles occasionally include the expertise of, or information about, advertising partners when relevant to the story. We will never promote an advertiser's product without making the relationship clear to our readers.