NY eviction ban extended, worrying Covid clusters in Brooklyn, & more

By Emily Myers | September 29, 2020 - 10:30AM

Governor Andrew Cuomo extended the state's ban on residential evictions through January (amNewYork)

New York state’s Covid-19 infection rate has hit its highest level since mid-July with clusters in Brooklyn (New York Post)

The New York-Newark-Jersey City area ranks 40th in a national report focused on investment in new housing in 2020 (Porch)

Plans for a luxury high rise on the Upper West Side have been thrown out by a judge—developer Extell wanted to increase the tower's height with mechanical voids (The Real Deal)

Average rents for rooms in NYC are down 6 percent between February and August, according to roommate matching service, SpareRoom (press release)

After a successful pilot program in Central Park, running events could be coming back to the city (Gothamist)

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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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