More NYers eligible for Covid rent relief, houses for sale in Woodstock, & more

By Austin Havens-Bowen | December 11, 2020 - 4:00PM

This week, readers visited Brick Underground for the news that Governor Andrew Cuomo reopened the application window and expanded eligibility requirements for the state's Covid rent relief program. New York allocated up to $100 million in federal stimulus funds for rent relief, but so far only about $40 million has been distributed.

Also of interest: Five houses on the market in Woodstock, an artsy town in the Catskills that's even more popular with city dwellers looking to relocate during Covid.

Here, in full, are this week's most popular posts.

1) Holiday Tipping Guide: How much to tip your doorman, super, porter, and other staff

2) Cuomo says he's reopening the application window to give more NYers access to Covid rent relief

3) 5 houses for sale in Woodstock, NY, where demand from Covid buyers is on the rise

4) The pandemic puts a pied-à-terre tax back on the table

5) Here are the NYC apartments for sale with the deepest price chops in November

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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