A shortage of attorneys and a backlog of eviction cases mean some New Yorkers face housing court without legal help (Gothamist)
Sales are underway at Brooklyn Tower, the first supertall outside Manhattan, but do buyers still have an appetite for sky-high luxury living? (The New York Times)
Sewer and water mains improvements to prevent future flooding, totaling close to $50 million, have been completed in Queens (CityLand)
Homeownership rates surge but race and wealth gaps persist, according to a report by the National Association of Realtors (The Washington Post)
Grassroots organizers want 18 vacant city-owned lots to be handed to the community amid fears they will be sold to private developers (Bk Reader)
A new book, Natura Urbana, makes the case for preserving spontaneous nature in cities (CityLab)