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Clio Chang

  1. housing
    Rent Stabilization Isn’t Going to the Supreme Court This TimeThe justices declined to hear a case against rent regulation brought by New York landlord groups. But there will be others.
  2. environment
    Scenes From a Flooded New York Subway evacuations, school day chaos, a missing mayor, and at least one fugitive sea lion.
  3. street fights
    How to Fake-Own the New Yorker HotelA fraudster got himself a rent-stabilized lease at the Hell’s Kitchen landmark. Then he tried to take it over.
  4. street fights
    A $50,000 Permit May Have Killed the Tompkins Square Halloween Dog ParadeBut there may still be hope for your bichon frise dressed as Oppenheimer.
  5. the business of brokering
    I Didn’t Know My Broker Was a BotRenters hoping to meet Brook E. and Emily O. at that Greenpoint open house will be sorely disappointed.
  6. shopping
    Beverly’s Is Making It PermanentBeverly Nguyen’s roaming homewares pop-up signed a lease at 27 Orchard.
  7. openings
    Tiger Woods and Justin Timberlake’s ‘Golf-Infused’ Midtown BarAn entire block filled with golf simulators and New York’s largest indoor TV.
  8. the rent is too damn high
    Zombie Renovations Are ComingLandlords are claiming that work completed decades ago is grounds to take a building out of rent regulation. What’s a tenant supposed to do?
  9. state of the market
    Curbed September Report: Rainy Open Houses and Midtown East Still on TopPlus, the listings that brokers are obsessed with.
  10. the real estate
    The Townhouse Where Ivana Trump Died Has Been Hard to SellWill a $4 million price cut help?
  11. please be advised
    Ask an Airbnb Host If You Can Rent Their ApartmentWith a little convincing, that soon-to-be de-listed garden unit could be yours.
  12. design hunting
    Who Knew So Many Celebrities Wanted to Design WallpaperSarah Jessica Parker, Drew Barrymore, and Gwyneth Paltrow found a lucrative side hustle.
  13. getting around
    VanMoofers After the BankruptcyWill the Dutch e-bike’s acquisition by a new company be enough to restore riders’ faith?
  14. mysteries
    Atelier Jolie Has Been DefacedThe former Basquiat studio turned Angelina Jolie concept project has been painted pink.
  15. getting around
    ‘Just Befriend the Doorman and Don’t Arouse Suspicion’E-bike riders are sneaking past their buildings’ bans with flattery (and sometimes deception).
  16. urban fauna
    New York Is Overrun by Rats and Feral CatsAnd yet.
  17. the rent is too damn high
    Should Landlords Cover Broker Fees?Talking to a broker who thinks Chi Ossé’s new bill will be better for everyone involved.
  18. state of the market
    Curbed’s August Report: An All-Cash Summer and Frenzied Open HousesPlus the most saved one-bedroom under $1 million.
  19. long island
    They Tried to Make a ‘New Hamptons’The New York Post chose the unsuspecting town of Atlantic Beach.
  20. land disputes
    Bad News About Kevin Costner’s Buffalo SculptureAfter a decades-long legal battle, he may be forced to sell it.
  21. loud town
    Arline Bronzaft Will Talk to Your Noisy Neighbor“I deal with sex. I deal with crime. It goes beyond noise.”
  22. who’s selling
    Rudy Giuliani Is Selling His Upper East Side Co-opThe corner three-bedroom has lots of original details if a buyer can get past the fact that it was once raided by the FBI.
  23. loud town
    Barely Surviving the Sounds of New York CityHyperacusis is a rare medical condition that can make ordinary noises painful. Rarer still — having it and living in Manhattan.
  24. architecture
    The Last Painted Doors of RidgewoodFaux wood graining is an architectural quirk of the neighborhood. And a dying trade.
  25. furniture
    The Most Instagrammed Bench in BrooklynDumbo’s highly photogenic intersection at Water and Washington gets seating designed by Bjarke Ingels.
  26. housing
    Airbnb Wants to Fix Loneliness With Gwyneth PaltrowAnd zoning.
  27. urban fauna
    The Sloth King of Long Island Tried His Hand at Venomous LizardsBut was ordered to pay a fine for it, which the exotic-animal purveyor says he paid “no problem.”
  28. the rent is too damn high
    We’re Paying to Catsit Now?On Listings Project, people are charging subletters $2,800 a month for the pleasure of cleaning a litter box.
  29. mysteries
    What’s in the Subway Water That Drips on Your Head?A semi-scientific inquiry.
  30. who’s selling
    Adam Neumann Still Can’t Sell His Gramercy TriplexFour years later, the WeWork founder seems to think a $5 million price chop and the Alexander Brothers will help.
  31. office apocalypse
    Offices Are the New MallsThe office tower has overtaken retail and hotels in the ranking of distressed real-estate assets.
  32. trees
    Is Universal Studios Landscaping or Strike Busting?A suspiciously timed trim for some ficuses left writers in blazing heat on the picket line, sans shade.
  33. astor place
    The Cube Is BackRefreshed and ready to spin.
  34. design hunting
    The Spon-Con Nursery SynchronicityLindsay Lohan wanted soft neutrals. So did Naomi Osaka. And Mandy Moore. And …
  35. the rent is too damn high
    Are the Landlords Bluffing?They say thousands of rent stabilized apartments are too cheap and too far gone to rent. You’ll just have to take their word for it.
  36. who’s buying
    Angelina Jolie Had to Have Basquiat’s Former StudioTo open her concept store about tailoring.
  37. getting around
    So Is the BQE Going to Collapse?Talking to the former chief engineer of the DOT about highway nightmare scenarios and the long, long road to a real fix.
  38. developing
    Brooklyn’s First Supertall Gets a Very Breezy Basketball CourtThe SHoP-designed amenity will be on the tower’s “wind floor” and open to the elements 629 feet up.
  39. neighborhood news
    Opening Day at a Washington Heights PoolMarking the start of the outdoor swimming season with a splash.
  40. street fights
    McNally Jackson Joins the Elizabeth Street Garden FrayAn appeals court ruled the affordable-housing development could move forward; the bookstore was not pleased.
  41. hotels
    Who Wins the Plaza?It’ll either be the Four Seasons or the Raffles Hotels & Resorts who’ll end up managing it.
  42. titan
    The Murky Regulations Governing SubmersiblesA maritime historian and former merchant mariner on the Titan disaster.
  43. house museums
    A Brooklyn Heights Carriage House Holds a Major Asian Art ArchiveThe former home of the artists John and Richenda Rhoden was a serendipitous, and natural, fit for the collection.
  44. getting around
    Who Is the Family Fighting a Street-Safety Proposal?A campaign against redesigning McGuinness Boulevard can mostly be traced to the Argentos, a major film-industry family.
  45. housing
    Can New York City Even Enforce Its Airbnb Rules?Staffing shortages under Mayor Adams are making implementation difficult, according to city councilmembers.
  46. our mayor
    Eric Adams Sort of Relents on Remote WorkThe mayor and the city’s largest union have reached a hybrid deal. But not everyone is eligible.
  47. parks and recreation
    This Is the Dirtiest Beach in New York CityCongratulations to Douglaston Manor.
  48. urban fauna
    East Williamsburg’s Alleged Pigeon PoisonerA Nextdoor thread about a neighbor’s bird-feeding devolves into mutual accusation and suspicion.
  49. urban fauna
    He’s the Guy You Call When You Need to Bury a WhaleTalking to Robert DiGiovanni about being New York’s go-to whale fixer and the surprising number of burials he’s done in the Rockaways.
  50. brick & mortar
    Pickleball Is Taking Over Empty Bed Bath & BeyondsThe sport’s rising empire is replacing defunct retail space in malls across the country.
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