Barcelona to ban apartment rentals to tourists in bid to cut housing costs | Spain
The popular Spanish tourist destination of Barcelona has announced that it will ban apartment rentals to tourists by 2028, a surprisingly drastic move to curb skyrocketing housing costs and make the city more liveable for its residents. Barcelona’s leftist mayor, Jaume Corboni, said on Friday that by November 2028, the licences for 10,101 apartments currently […]
Justin Theroux’ NYC apartment spat in limbo after neighbor dies
Justin Theroux’s long-running legal battle with his “nuisance” New York City neighbors is in limbo after the downstairs resident died last month, new court documents reveal. Theroux, 52, has been embroiled in a lawsuit against “The Leftovers” actor Norman Resnikow since 2017, when the latter sued his Greenwich Village neighbor for trespassing on their shared […]
NYC man pleads guilty in brutal murder of women he stalked into apartment
A New York City man has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and burglary after following a woman to her Chinatown apartment, attacking her and stabbing her more than 40 times. In a statementManhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced that 25-year-old Asamad Nash will be “held accountable” for the brutal murder of 35-year-old Christina Yuna Lee […]
Apartment Tenant Takes Alleged Intruder’s Gun, Kills Him With It
On Wednesday, a resident of an apartment building in the Houston suburb of Alief wrestled a gun from a suspected intruder and then used it to shoot and kill the intruder. KIAH Houston report The resident was shot by the alleged intruder, but then managed to wrestle the suspect’s gun away and shoot the intruder […]
‘Very jealous’ boyfriend shoots girlfriend, her son inside NYC apartment before blasting himself in the head: sources
A “very jealous” boyfriend is suspected of shooting and killing his girlfriend and her teenage son in their Manhattan apartment on Thursday, then turning the gun on himself, according to sources. The violence erupted at about 12:30 p.m. at the nine-story Johnson Houses residential complex in the New York City Metropolitan Planning Association, at 165 […]
Large apartment companies linked to rental fixing scheme continued to profit this year: Analysis
All six of the largest publicly traded apartment companies in the U.S. are said to be involved in the lease arrangement. Price Fixing Scandal An analysis by a left-leaning watchdog group showed gains rose in the first three months of the year. A Responsible America It was revealed exclusively to The Hill. The analysis said […]
Elderly woman struck by stray bullet outside her Brooklyn apartment
An 84-year-old woman was hit by a stray bullet just outside her home and was hospitalized Monday evening. According to the New York Police Department, the victim, Althea Lawson, was shot in her left arm while sitting in a walker outside the Flatbush Gardens development at the intersection of Brooklyn Avenue and Foster Street at […]
Suspect who allegedly shot man, started massive fire at Miami apartment complex in custody
A suspect believed to have shot and killed a man at a downtown Miami apartment building and started a three-alarm fire that engulfed the building on Monday night has been taken into custody, authorities said. Miami police have identified the suspect in the shooting and fire at Temple Court Apartments as 73-year-old Juan Francisco Figueroa. […]
Firefighters battle Miami apartment blaze after finding person with gunshot wound inside
Miami firefighters were battling a blaze at an apartment building where a gunshot victim was found Monday morning, fire officials said. According to the Miami Fire Department, the three-alarm blaze broke out at the Temple Court Apartments in downtown Miami and began in a common area on the roof, quickly spreading before multiple firefighters battled […]
$165 Million Luxury Apartment Building to Open for Los Angeles Homeless Population
A taxpayer-funded luxury apartment complex is reportedly opening in Los Angeles’ Skid Row neighborhood and will provide housing and luxury amenities for hundreds of homeless people. The 278-unit, 19-storey tower is due to open within the next few weeks and will be a “self-contained environment that will isolate formerly homeless residents from the devastation and […]