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Rent relief fund runs dry, Midtown feels like a 'ghost town,' & more

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By Jennifer White Karp  |
November 15, 2021 - 10:30AM

New York State stops accepting applications for pandemic rent relief for struggling tenants after the program runs out of money (The New York Times)

Opinion: New York City is mostly back to normal but Midtown still feels like a "ghost town" (Daily News)

Prices for houses around the U.S. surge and some New Yorkers submit bids sight unseen (The New York Times)

Manhattan’s net effective median rent—which reflects concessions—increases a whopping 20 percent since January (New York Post)

What the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill in Washington could do to address the division created by NYC’s urban highways (amny)

Jenna Lyons, the former creative force behind J.Crew, introduces a new line of furniture with Brooklyn brand Roll & Hill (Architectural Digest)

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Jennifer White Karp

Managing Editor

Jennifer steers Brick Underground’s editorial coverage of New York City residential real estate and writes articles on market trends and strategies for buyers, sellers, and renters. Jennifer’s 15-year career in New York City real estate journalism includes stints as a writer and editor at The Real Deal and its spinoff publication, Luxury Listings NYC.

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