The state has suspended evictions until summer—here’s what renters need to know in the meantime. The novel coronavirus has pummeled New York City’s economy, leaving workers who were gainfully employed only weeks earlier to grapple with the economic fallout. And in a city where renters make up nearly two-thirds of the population, several questions loom large: What happens if I can’t make rent? Will I be evicted? And what rights do I have as a tenant? The good news is that all tenants—residential…
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Stoop Dreams
Read Dan Godon’s ny.curbed.com’s article which focuses on what is good in the COVID-19 crisis. The COVID-19 crisis has upended life in New York in many ways, some bad, and others really bad. Subway ridership has cratered. Broadway has gone dark. Bars and restaurants—at least those that aren’t offering takeout or delivery—have shuttered, with more closing their doors by the day. These closures haven’t just devastated individuals’ livelihoods; they have abruptly, but hopefully not irreparably, destroyed the social vibrancy and spontaneity that makes New York…