Trump must show property taxes, no MTA fare hikes, & more

By Emily Myers | December 17, 2020 - 10:30AM

The MTA has approved a budget that doesn’t include service cuts or fare hikes—as long as federal aid comes through (Brooklyn Eagle)

City Council Speaker Corey Johnson is calling for a 10-year plan for housing, transportation, and public space as well as more opportunities for the public to weigh in on land use (The Real Deal)

Amid multi-billion dollar budget shortfalls, 10 major labor unions in New York are pushing for tax increases on the state's highest earners (Spectrum News)

A judge has ruled the Trump Organization must turn over relevant tax-abatement documents to the New York attorney general (CNN)

An Hungarian artist, who posed as an eccentric uber-wealthy buyer, gained access to Manhattan’s most expensive apartments and photographed the views for a new book (New York Post)

A penthouse at 168 Plymouth St. in Dumbo sold for $6.8 million, making it the most expensive sale in the neighborhood in the last three years (press release)

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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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