Interest rates have gone up for the fourth time this year (The Real Deal)
NYC’s deputy mayor for housing, Alicia Glen, is stepping down (NY Times)
Support grows for laws to prevent the kind of secretive process that saw Amazon land its HQ2 sites (NY Times)
New York's population continues to decline faster than any other state, according to U.S. Census Bureau data (Democrat & Chronicle)
East New York’s Linden Park and Cypress Hills playgrounds have closed for much-needed renovations (BK reader)
The traffic outside is frightful—everything you need to know about getting around NYC over the holidays (Curbed NY)