Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: ‘Burg Gets an Apple Store, Navy Yard Gets a Park

The store under construction in September. Photo by Cate Corcoran

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    Brooklyn’s First Apple Store Opening Soon and Is Hiring
    Apple is gearing up to open its first store in Brooklyn, help-wanted ads reveal. The likely location, at 247 Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg, which has been in the works since 2014, was tightly under wraps when Brownstoner stopped by.

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    Express F Train Tradeoffs: Shorten Commutes in Brownstone Belt or Southern Brooklyn?
    Express F train service will begin again starting this summer, Councilman David G. Greenfield announced on Tuesday. The release of a feasibility study on express F train service by the MTA coincided with the announcement. The MTA, however, has not yet approved the recommendation to restore express service, and is only now beginning a process to determine what is best for affected commuters as well as what is best for the agency itself. Where do you stand?

    Brooklyn News Interior Design Ideas Townhouse Renovation Peter Loveleen Cavanagh

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    The Insider: Park Slope Homeowners Serve as Own Contractors, Designers in Row House Expansion
    When they first moved in to their 18-foot-wide Park Slope row house, Peter and Lovleen Cavanagh gave their home a quickie renovation. But after living there for nearly a decade, it was time for a full gut makeover, including a new top floor and a two-story extension at the rear.


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    Brooklyn Has a New Park and It’s in the Brooklyn Navy Yard
    Brooklyn has a new park. A neglected former cemetery in the Brooklyn Navy Yard has been transformed into a green oasis. Striking in its simplicity, the Naval Cemetery Landscape consists of a wooden boardwalk that wends through a wildflower meadow and among trees. There is also a small amphitheater.

    Brooklyn News Apartments for Sale Fort Greene 1 Hanson Place

    Condo in 1 Hanson Place With Double-Height Ceiling, Skyline Views Asks $1.85 Million
    This two-bedroom condo sits on the 19th floor of the former Williamsburgh Savings Bank at 1 Hanson Place, whose clock tower has long dominated the now-morphing Brooklyn skyline. It’s got some killer views as a result, with a nice pair of arched windows in the living room that take in New York Harbor and the lower Manhattan skyline.

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