New York Attorney General Letitia James says some landlords who received pandemic rent aid are sending out lease renewals with increases, which is a violation of the assistance program (The Real Deal)

To reduce heat outages, city lawmakers propose steeper re-inspection fees for landlords with repeated violations (City Limits)

Under new leadership, the city's Department of Sanitation gets an $11 million investment for cleaner streets and better bike lanes (amNY)

Could a one-seat electric vehicle relieve congestion and drive down emissions in NYC? (Bloomberg)

There's a new must-have indoor plant: Geogenanthus ciliatus pushes out the fiddle leaf fig (The New York Times)