Brooklyn Businesses Clean Up and Board Up After Weekend of Protests
The sounds of saws ripping through plywood and hammers being wielded to secure storefronts could be heard in Downtown Brooklyn and along Flatbush Avenue today.
Brooklyn Coronavirus Update and Open Thread: Protests Close Bridges (6/1/20)
As large protests continue in Brooklyn, the Bed Stuy BID issued a warning to local merchants to secure their businesses by 3 p.m. today.
Windsor Terrace Row House With Porch, Stained Glass, Updates Asks $2.25 Million
This early 20th century brick house in Windsor Terrace has a porch for chatting with the neighbors, Arts and Crafts woodwork and a recently renovated kitchen.
Daily Links: Protests Roil Brooklyn, City Hires Temps for Contact Tracing
In the News
- Thousands Protest in NYC, Clashing With Police Across Boroughs [NYT]
- Tenants Largely Stay Current on Rent, for Now [NYT]
- Two Lawyers Arrested in Molotov Cocktail Attack on Police in Brooklyn [NYT]
- De Blasio Visits Brooklyn Communities Shaken by George Floyd Protests [NYP]
- Hundreds Gather for Another Round of Protests in Brooklyn on Sunday [BK Paper]
- Protests Over George Floyd Killing Take a Chaotic Turn in Brooklyn [amNY]
- Flames Rip Through Flatbush Home, Leaving Seniors Homeless [amNY]
- City Hall Turns to Temps to Swiftly Staff Contact Tracing Squad [The City]
- NYCHA Tenants Struggle to Obtain Offered Rent Reductions [The City]
- Citi Bike Promises to Add ‘Thousands’ of E-Bikes This Summer [Gothamist]
- NYC Parks Foresee Financial Losses When We Need Them the Most [Curbed]
- How One Block in Flatbush Became a Hub of Racial Rebellion [Vogue]
- Eric Adams on the NYPD and the Protests [NYM]
- The Story of Crown Heights’ Methodist Episcopal Home for the Aged [Just Place]
Affordable Housing Lottery Opens for 29 Units in Williamsburg, Starting at $1,101 a Month
An affordable housing lottery has opened for 29 newly constructed units in a seven-story building on Kent Avenue in Williamsburg.
From Flatbush to Fort Greene, Brooklynites Protest Killing of George Floyd
More than 3,000 people gathered at Barclays Center Friday, and a police car drove into a crowd of demonstrators in Park Slope Saturday evening, our sister pub Brooklyn Paper reports.
Top 10 Brooklyn Real Estate Listings: A Row House in Bay Ridge, a Condo in Prospect Heights
The most popular listings on Brownstoner this week include a Flatbush condo, a row house in Gowanus and an Italianate villa in Newburgh, N.Y.
Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: A Photographer Documents Brooklyn Stoop Life
Popular stories on Brownstoner this week include Brooklyn boutique Bird closing in Park Slope, the history of an Italianate villa on the market in Newburgh, N.Y., and more.
Brooklyn Coronavirus Update and Open Thread: Budget Shortfall, June Reopening (5/29/20)
New York City is considering extreme measures to stay solvent, and will start reopening on Monday, June 8.
Live Your Dollhouse Dreams in This Petite Cold Spring Cottage, Yours for $499K
If you are drawn to the miniature rather than the massive, this pocket-sized cottage along the Hudson River has charms that might appeal.
Community Board OKs Fort Greene Tower With Expanded Brooklyn Music School
The project on Felix Street will need Landmarks approval before beginning the official public review process, our sister pub Brooklyn Paper reports.
Big NYC Landlord Proposes ‘Payment Plans’ to Solve Looming Rent, Tax Crisis
The current approach is short sighted and will result in "less revenue for the government and massive displacement," according to Francis Greenburger of Time Equities.
