Legislating warmer apartments, a Queens neighborhood with no sewage system, & more

By Emily Myers | April 5, 2022 - 10:30AM

On the Brooklyn-Queens border between East New York and Lindenwood—an area with no sewage system know as "The Hole"—residents say it's time to address "disgusting" conditions (The City)

To prevent space heater fires in apartments, New York City pushes landlords to keep rentals warmer than the current minimum of 62 degrees (CityLab)

Brooklyn topped the city in construction site violations in 2021, according to an annual safety report (Brooklyn Paper)

A fight over garden bed rotations at one of the city’s most storied co-ops, Penn South, strikes at the heart of community living (Curbed)

The City Council is calling on Mayor Eric Adams to invest $3.1 billion to fund ambitious street safety plans (Gothamist)

Successfully installing an electric vehicle charging station in your co-op hinges on how persuasive you are—but new laws could make it easier (The New York Times)

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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