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Red-Hot NYC Rent Renewal Increases Finally Cool Off | Top Stories

Here Are NYC's 19 New Michelin Stars | Mayor, DOE Head Hired Each Other's Partners | Household Incomes' Pandemic Dip | 'Toxic' Pol Fired

Residential apartments are seen on July 26 in Brooklyn.
Residential apartments are seen on July 26 in Brooklyn. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

NEW YORK CITY — Here are some share-worthy stories from the New York City Patch network to talk about tonight.

NYC's Once Red-Hot Rent Renewal Increases Start Cooling Off: Study

In a sign landlords anticipate a less topsy-turvy market, rent renewal increases fell finally below 2021 levels, a new study found.

Here Are NYC's 19 New Michelin-Starred Restaurants

Heads up, gourmands — 17 city restaurants also received the prestigious guide's "Bib Gourmand" honor, which highlights affordable meals.

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NYC Mayor, DOE Head Hired Each Other's Romantic Partners: Report

City Hall went on the offensive against the New York Post's story, calling it "vile and sexist."

NYC Household Income Dropped $4K During COVID Pandemic: See New Data

Households in the New York City area made $3, 700 fewer in 2021 than right before the pandemic, according to a new Census Bureau survey.

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Crown Heights Pol Diana Richardson Booted From Brooklyn Borough Hall

Sources told the Daily News Richardson lost her job after a fight with a Crown Heights non-violence program director almost became violent.

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