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Interest rates raised again, a shake-up for NYC's housing leadership, & more

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By Emily Myers  |
December 21, 2018 - 11:00AM

Interest rates have gone up for the fourth time this year (The Real Deal)

NYC’s deputy mayor for housing, Alicia Glen, is stepping down (NY Times)

Support grows for laws to prevent the kind of secretive process that saw Amazon land its HQ2 sites (NY Times)

New York's population continues to decline faster than any other state, according to U.S. Census Bureau data (Democrat & Chronicle)

East New York’s Linden Park and Cypress Hills playgrounds have closed for much-needed renovations (BK reader)

The traffic outside is frightful—everything you need to know about getting around NYC over the holidays (Curbed NY)

 

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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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