Untapped Staff Picks: Affordable Housing in Far Rockaway, Penn Station gets a mini facelift

Here’s what the Untapped Cities staff is reading in the HQ today:

• Penn Station’s Amtrak Departure Board Will Be Demolished & Replaced With Digital Displays [Gothamist]
• RIP Steven Konzen Aka the East Village Magic Man [EV Grieve]
• Far Rockaway’s $91M revamp may come with permanent affordable housing [Curbed NY]

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