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They Live Below Sea Level In NYC. Now, The City Could Buy Out ‘The Hole'
For decades, residents of a neighborhood that straddles the border of Brooklyn and Queens have dealt with the effects of living in a basin.

For decades, residents of a neighborhood that straddles the border of Brooklyn and Queens have dealt with the effects of living in a basin.

The Queens proposal is now one of four that go to the state for a final license decision.

Construction is expected to begin in 2028, officials said.
Some 19,000 homes could be wiped out in the next 15 years in high tides and storms supercharged by climate change.
A condo company took a tax break but didn't properly pay workers, according to a wage theft settlement reached by Comptroller Brad Lander.
A newly minted landmark in Long Island City is a "tour-de-force of mid-century modern design," say architectural historians.
"The median rent has fallen monthly since reaching a new high in August," the study states. See how much a Queens pad set renters back.
New Yorkers probably won't take... long (ahem) to guess what neighborhood bucked the city's recent housing slowdown.
Buying a home in these Queens neighborhoods will cost an arm, but not a leg like in the rest of New York City.
Apartments remain in desperately short supply in Queens, making it the city’s most competitive rental market, a new StreetEasy found.
Advocates are targeting "an insane" city mandate that developers build parking spaces regardless of need.
Tenants at 89-20 161st Street filed a lawsuit against Ved Parkash amid years of mice infestations, mold, and roaches, documents show.
Premier Sports Club agrees to 10-year Renewal
Sales of homes in the borough overall decreased by over 56 percent between October and December, according to a report by MNS Real Estate.
The reconstruction will take place on Edgemere Avenue, between Beach 32nd and Beach 38th Streets, to then build 1,650 housing units.
NYC's rental inventory in December rose for the second straight month, StreetEasy found. But there's a catch, especially for Queens renters.
Blumenfeld Development Group Signs Centers Urgent Care to 10-year lease
Queens overall saw its roommate rent increase 16 percent in the last year to $1,189 from $1,028.
The Queens area has experienced explosive home price growth this past year and prices are still moving upward.
The Queens area has experienced explosive home price growth this past year and prices are still moving upward.
National home prices are have surged over the past year; The Queens area was no exception.
Home prices have skyrocketed in the Queens area since the pandemic began.
The fair market rent for a two-bedroom rental increased from the previous year.
Home prices are expected to stay elevated for the near future. They have increased in Queens area.
Queens rents were down 5.7 percent in November compared to the previous year, according to a StreetEasy report.
The owner of President Donald Trump's childhood home in Queens launched a $3 million crowdfunding campaign to gift the home to Trump.
The latest census data shows tens of thousands of people are leaving New York City.
Pop-Up Winter Market Sees Value in Bringing Queens Businesses Together
The borough once again posted the largest year-over-year rent increase among large U.S. cities in September.
These areas scored the best for high quality of living at a low price.
Trading your rent for a mortgage in the borough could take your monthly disposable income from red to green, a new study found.
A new high-rise near Court Square includes 34 affordable apartments.
The list of 50 NYC neighborhoods with highest real estate prices included eight from Queens.
Four studios, 34 one-bedrooms, 19 two-bedrooms and six three-bedrooms will be up for grabs in the newly constructed Rockaway Beach building.