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Eddie has rented a small studio apartment on the Upper East Side for 10 years. He's been battling bed bugs for at least four. Eddie, who declined to give his full name out of fear of retaliation from his landlord, said he has sprayed his apartment with alcohol, had the unit treated by an exterminator multiple times, and even enlisted the services of a bed bug-sniffing dog.

This week, we are pleased to welcome new senior writer Celia Young, who will be covering news and features for New York City renters, buyers, and sellers. She comes to us most recently from the Commercial Observer, where she reported on commercial real estate, labor, cannabis legalization, office space, and finance. Young is most proud of her union organization coverage, including a series of articles on the first Amazon warehouse to successfully unionize.