🌱 Manhattan Rents Dip For 3rd Month + Student Debt Relief Blocked

Good morning, New York City!

• 📉 Manhattan rents went down for the third straight month — except in the luxury market.
• 📍 Patch looks at where Kathy Hochul and Lee Zeldin performed best in New York City.
• 📚 A Jewish book fair is coming to NYC next month.

But first, today's weather:

Tropical rainstorm. High: 72 Low: 49.

Here are the top five stories in New York City today:

1. Overall rents in most of Manhattan dipped for the third straight month — except for those at the very top of the luxury market, which now average a record-breaking $16,000 a month, according to a new study by the Douglas Elliman real estate company. (New York City Patch)
2. A judge in Texas blocked the Biden administration's plan to cancel between$10,000 to $20,000 in student debt, pausing the application process for roughly 28 million Americans that could qualify for relief. An estimated 3,578,900 New Yorkers had applied to the program. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the Justice Department is appealing the judge's decision. (New York City Patch)
3. Democrat Kathy Hochul won 100 percent of votes in a precinct in Far Rockaway, Queens, while Republican Lee Zeldin did his best in NYC in the Hasidic Jewish neighborhood of Midwood, Brooklyn. Here's a block-by-block breakdown of last Tuesday's Governor's race. (New York City Patch)
4. Tenants in two rent-stabilized buildings in The Bronx owned by Sheridan Realty Holdings LLC report experiencing leaks, rats, roaches, "rotten conditions and shoddy repairs." The company bought them in 2016 during a boom market, but since they haven't been able to raise the rent due to state laws, it looks like basic maintenance was the first thing to go. (THE CITY)
5. Ten Amazon warehouse workers on Staten Island were injured on Friday after a "disgruntled" employee triggered a fire alarm, leading thousands to evacuate the facility. (Gothamist)

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This weekend in New York City:

• Saturday: Fall Civic Sweep — Park Slope (10 a.m.)
• Saturday: Vinyl Revolution Record Show — Astoria (11 a.m.)
• Saturday: Secret Laughs B.Y.O.B. Comedy Show (7:30 p.m.)
• Sunday: Free Historic Walking Tour Through the Flatiron District (11 a.m.)
• See "canstruction" at Brookfield Place (all weekend)
• New York Comedy Festival (all weekend)

From my notebook:

• A new office for the Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration will open soon in The Bronx, NY Gov. Kathy Hochul and Puerto Rico Gov. Pedro Pierluisi announced from San Juan. The office will help Puerto Ricans living in New York City to obtain documents needed to access government services. (Politics NY)
• Turtle soup, "wild turkey, stuffed with Italian chestnuts," "haunch of antelope." Those are just some of the dishes New Yorkers feasted on during Thanksgiving in the 19th Century, menus maintained by the New York Public Library show. (New York City Patch)
• New York City's first-ever Jewish book festival will kick off on Dec. 11 in Battery Park City, the Museum of Jewish Heritage announced. (Time Out)
• The majority of NYC schools that welcomed recently arrived asylum-seeking students this fall faced significant budget cuts, a report from the Comptroller's office states, alleging the more than 300 schools are entitled to $39 million in Fair Student Funding. (AMNY)
• Look for more space at home? Check out these three New York City six-bedroom houses under $1 million each. (New York City Patch)

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Alrighty, you're all good for today. I'll see you soon!

— Dashiell Allen

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