Subway camera failure, NY lieutenant governor arrested, & more

By Austin Havens-Bowen | April 13, 2022 - 10:30AM

Subway cameras failed to capture any footage of the mass shooting in the 36th Street subway station in Sunset Park on Tuesday (The New York Times)

New York Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin resigns after his arrest for campaign finance fraud involving a Harlem real estate developer (NBC)

Landlords are hopeful for rent hikes on stabilized units when the Rent Guidelines Board convenes on July 1st (The City)

In New York City, single women need to spend 117 percent of their monthly income to buy a starter home, compared to 88 percent for single men, according to a PropertyShark study (press release)

How much does $350,000, the median sales price in the U.S., get you in NYC? Just 404 square feet, according to a RealtyHop report (press release)

What it's like living in Woodbridge, Connecticut, a suburban community in a country setting close to New Haven (The New York Times)

Austin Havens-Bowen

Writer

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.

SEE MORE BY Austin Havens-Bowen »

Brick Underground articles occasionally include the expertise of, or information about, advertising partners when relevant to the story. We will never promote an advertiser's product without making the relationship clear to our readers.