Round-the-clock subway service in New York City resumed May 17 after more than a year of late-night, pandemic-related closures.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo made the announcement in late April wrapped it into a broader swath of reopening announcements that end most pandemic-related capacity limits and eliminate restaurant curfews.
“The city that never sleeps is slowly—but surely—living up to its name again and waking up from the COVID-19 pandemic, but so should the subway system—and ASAP,” Sen.Schumer said in a statement.
Cuomo …
by Riccardo Ravasini 
Federal health officials declared that fully vaccinated people could go into most environments regardless of crowd size without a face-covering or without social distancing.
The guidance does come with a few caveats. CDC officials said that people will still need to wear face-coverings when traveling on airplanes, buses, trains and on public transportation. Fully vaccinated people will also still need to keep their faces covered in hospitals and long-term care facilities, officials announced.
As of Wednesday 5/12, more than 7.9 …
by Riccardo Ravasini
The activity is picking up big time but there is still a huge amount of inventory to be absorbed.
April 2021 saw the largest number of new leases ever recorded, encouraged by the continuous price drops.
There were 9,087 New Lease Signings by the end of April, nearly seven times more than the same period a year ago, reaching the highest total number of new leases and the highest annual rate of growth since 2008. But we need to highlight …
by Riccardo Ravasini 
A favorable tax environment, company expansions, the trend of working remotely and, yes, the climate are drawing more residents from California, Chicago and states across the northeast.
Here are five tools and tips to makes the search easier:
▪ Set a realistic budget: Real estate experts recommend that buyers spend a maximum of three-and-a-half times their annual income on a home purchase. A household that earns a total of $100,000, for example, could spend up to $350,000 on a condo …
by Riccardo Ravasini 
South Florida house hunters may finally be catching a break. After months of increases, the median price for single-family homes appears to be stabilizing.
MIAMI-DADE
The total number of residential home sales rose by +33.5% year to year, from 1,862 in February 2020 to 2,485 in February 2021. Sales increased by +23.6% for single-family homes and by +42.3% for condos. Miami-Dade has 2.8 months of supply of single-family homes and 10.2 months of inventory for condos. A balanced market consists …
by Riccardo Ravasini 
In a joint statement, the Vessel’s designer Thomas Heatherwick and Hudson Yards developer, Related Companies, announced that the 150-foot-tall copper-clad staircase will be dismantled for safety reasons.
Instead, a digital rendering of the structure will be sold as a non-fungible token (NFT) in an auction next month. Earnings from the sale will be used to cover the costs of disassembling the structure.
(source: hyperallergic.com)
by Riccardo Ravasini