Is It Squatter Season in New York?

A daily mix of stories about cities, city life, and our always evolving neighborhoods and skylines. [Curbed]( MONDAY, APRIL 1 HOUSING [Is It Squatter Season in New York?]( How a handful of alarming stories turned into a full-blown panic. Photo-Illustration: Curbed; Photos: abc7NY, CBS News, New York Post A woman in Flushing was [arrested]( in February for changing the locks on a vacant house she owned after she found two men camping out inside. “It’s not fair that I, as the homeowner, have to be going through this,” Adele Andaloro said of the standoff. The same week, another Queens family, [this time in Douglaston](, said a squatter living in their newly purchased $2 million Dutch Colonial was both refusing to move out and claiming that he was actually the rightful tenant. A few days later, police [busted an alleged squatter]( in the Rockaways in a house full of malnourished animals, DJ equipment, and drugs. In the most horrifying case, a woman was murdered in Kips Bay after walking in on what [police say]( was a pair of teen squatters who had been staying in her late mother’s vacant condo. [Continue reading »]( Want more on city life, real estate, and design? [Subscribe now]( to save over 40% on unlimited access to Curbed and everything New York. [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( The Latest [My Closet, My Office, My Nursery How five New Yorkers turned their closets into extra rooms.]( By L’Oreal Thompson Payton [Into the 27-Year-Old Brooklyn Man’s Bedroom Comedian Rachel Coster’s Boy Room is part comedy, part nature documentary.]( By Zach Schiffman [This Week’s Worth-It New York City Apartment Listings A two-bedroom in a Gothic-Deco former schoolhouse and an almost rural-feeling spot in Bed-Stuy.]( By Nora DeLigter [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Read More From Curbed]( [Sign up to get The Listings Edit](, a weekly digest of the most worth-it apartments in New York. [GET THE NEWSLETTER]( [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe]( | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on email newsletters, please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1701 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2024, All rights reserved