Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says future interest rate increases will likely be smaller and could occur this month (CNBC)
Mortgage applications in the U.S. increase as rates drop below 6.5 percent (The Real Deal)
Governor Kathy Hochul announces the completion of Vital Brookdale in Brownsville, the first of 10 affordable housing complexes in Central Brooklyn (press release)
A 1,500-square-foot vacant lot in Brooklyn is being auctioned for rent with a starting bid of $1,720 (Patch)
NYC is hiring a rat czar. To apply, you need a "swashbuckling attitude, crafty humor, and general aura of badassery" (Gothamist)
The new trend of painted hardwood floors (The New York Times)