The union representing residential building workers says it has a tentative agreement that includes a 12.6 percent wage increase over the next four years (The Real Deal)

Fewer families live in NYC homeless shelters but the average length of stay is longer than in previous years (Gothamist)

An affordable housing lottery launches for eight apartments in Highbridge, the Bronx (New York YIMBY)

A condo at problem-plagued 432 Park Ave. is in contract for $70 million (The Real Deal)

What it's like living in West Orange, New Jersey, less than 20 miles from Midtown (The New York Times)

A two-acre public park opens on a rooftop at Manhattan's Pier 57 (Gothamist)