Momentum builds for 'good cause' eviction bill, NYers support a wealth tax, & more

By Jennifer White Karp | January 27, 2020 - 11:00AM

A poll found 47 percent of respondents "strongly" approve adopting a "good cause" eviction bill, which is supported by a majority of Democratic state senators and assembly members (The Real Deal)

Lantern House, a new 181-unit condominium project by Thomas Heatherwick, creator of the Vessel at Hudson Yards, has enormous, curved windows (The New York Times)

Tenant advocacy groups are calling for a moratorium on wintertime evictions (New York Post)

Would you rent a San Francisco basement “sleeping pod” for $1,000 a month? (The Real Deal via Fast Company)

A majority of New Yorkers support an ultra-millionaires tax, wealth tax, and a tax on second homes according to a poll (Daily News)

There's a new affordable housing lottery for 20 apartments in a six-story building at 594-600 Bushwick Ave. in Bushwick (Brownstoner)

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