Protesting unlivable conditions, buildings get F grades in error, & more

By Emily Myers | November 8, 2022 - 10:30AM

Tenants at 1111 Ocean Ave. in Flatbush call on the city to hold their landlords responsible for their severely neglected building (Brownstoner)

A Con Ed paperwork error means hundreds of New York City buildings get F letter grades for energy efficiency (The City)

Supporters of Elizabeth Street Garden in Little Italy score a legal victory in the decade-long fight over the community garden's future (abc7)

A Brooklyn homeowner sues the city after repair work in front of his townhouse floods his basement with raw sewage (New York Post)

A site near Brooklyn Botanic Garden sells after a lengthy rezoning battle and failed attempts to build an apartment complex (The Real Deal)

Will removing the bathtub hurt an apartment's resale value? (The New York Times)

Emily Myers

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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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