Real estate website Localize.city launched an ad campaign featuring realistic NYC apartment listings that are marked up by graffiti calling out what it's really like to live there, such as: “Bed bugs!” “Construction hell!” “Elevator always broken” (press release)

The Ridgewood Tenants Union protested a proposed luxury apartment tower and are demanding the resignation of City Councilman Robert Holden (QNS.com)

A proposed 23-story apartment building could bring affordable apartments and micro studios to the Upper West Side (West Side Rag)

Downtown Manhattan's tax incentive programs created to attract commercial tenants post-9/11 are set to expire next year and some are pushing for an extension (Commercial Observer)

There are 20 new affordable apartments available in Williamsburg, with rent starting at $2,176 for a studio (Greenpointers)

The New York City Economic Development Corporation has hired Dutch experts to develop the city's Financial District and Seaport Climate Resilience Master Plan (Tribeca Citizen)