New Yorkers are moving to new apartments so they can walk to work—and avoid taking the subway (The New York Times)
Residents of a Harlem building owned by the city say their apartments are plagued by dead rodents, broken lights, and missing smoke detectors (City Limits)
West Village residents are throwing pop-up performances to remind people that New York City is "very much still alive" (Gothamist)
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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