New York Attorney General Letitia James says some landlords who received pandemic rent aid are sending out lease renewals with increases, which is a violation of the assistance program (The Real Deal)
To reduce heat outages, city lawmakers propose steeper re-inspection fees for landlords with repeated violations (City Limits)
Under new leadership, the city's Department of Sanitation gets an $11 million investment for cleaner streets and better bike lanes (amNY)
There's a new must-have indoor plant: Geogenanthus ciliatus pushes out the fiddle leaf fig (The New York Times)
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.
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