Get ready for the F train shutdown, NYCHA sued over 'deplorable' living conditions, & more

By Austin Havens-Bowen | February 27, 2020 - 11:00AM

What fresh hell is this: The F train tunnel between Manhattan and Brooklyn will be shut down for repairs next year, mostly during nights and weekends (The City)

NYCHA has been hit with a class action lawsuit alleging the agency of creating "deplorable" living conditions for its residents (The Real Deal)

HUD's budget cuts much-needed funding for NYCHA repairs and upgrades (The City)

Sales of apartment buildings declined by 41 percent in 2019, according to a new PropertyShark report (press release)

The City Council has launched Reimagining Brooklyn Bridge, a competition to redesign the overcrowded Brooklyn Bridge walkway (Van Alen Institute)

A year after withdrawing plans for a campus in Long Island City, Amazon signed a lease for 300,000 square feet of space in Middle Village (QNS.com)

Austin Havens-Bowen

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Austin Havens-Bowen is a writer and reporter. He previously covered local news for the Queens Ledger and The Hunts Point Express in the Bronx. He graduated from Hunter College with a BA in media studies. He rents a one-bedroom apartment in Astoria with his boyfriend and their two cats.

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