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NYC's official seal re-examined, Housing Court trials set to resume, & more

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By Emily Myers  |
July 28, 2020 - 10:30AM
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NYC's official seal is under scrutiny over its depiction of a Native American in a loincloth and an early settler holding a looped rope (The New York Times)

Housing Court will reopen for in-person trials on August 10th (press release)

An appeals court decision reversed a push for racial equality in the way NYC neighborhoods are rezoned (Curbed NY)

There's a long list of NYC restaurants that have permanently closed due to the coronavirus (Do NYC) 

The City Council is hoping to carve HDFC co-ops out of a law requiring them to register apartments with the city’s affordable housing portal (The Real Deal)

Repairs to the F train's tunnel damaged by Hurricane Sandy will start in August (Bowery Boogie) 

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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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