From the Forum: Keeping Cellar Smells from Invading the Heating Ducts
Every heating duct in the house is emitting a musty, sweet smell and the homeowner thinks they have tracked the source to the cellar.
Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: A Mixed-Use Tower Rises in Downtown Brooklyn
Catch up on your reading with a look at the most popular stories from the past week.
Historic Townhouses With Original Details and Improved Kitchens to See, Starting at $1.7 Million
This fall weekend brings a gander at four townhouses abounding in historic decorative detail, mostly updated a few years ago but ostensibly in good condition.
Brooklyn Real Estate Six Months Later: Two Sold, Two Currently in Contract
This week, we look back at four of our featured listings from six months ago, focusing on homes in Bed Stuy, Park Slope and Midwood Park.
City Council Greenlights Closing Rikers Island, Expanding Borough-Based Jail System (Updated)
In a meeting filled with numerous interruptions, there was a smattering of both cheers and jeers from both activists in the audience as well as politicians.
5 Pick-Your-Own New York Orchards to Satisfy Your Fall Apple Craving
It isn't too late to grab a basket and head out into the fall weather to stock up on the best apple varieties the season has to offer.
Daily Links: NYPD Arrests Man They Say Is Behind Mass Shooting at Brownsville Block Party
In the News
- 20-Year-Old Charged in Shooting at Brownsville Reunion [NYT]
- Muslim Families Kept Off NYC Ferry Over Unspecified ‘Security Issue’ [NYDN]
- Gowanus NYCHA Residents Want School Rezoning Plan Halted [BP]
- Three Coney Islanders Cuffed in Affordable Housing Scheme [BP]
- MTA Is Turning Jay Street-Metro Tech Into an Accessibility ‘Lab’ [Curbed]
- Fried Spam Tacos in Bed Stuy Are a Snappy Filipino-Tex-Mex Mash-Up [Eater]
- Inside NBA Star JJ Redick’s One-of-a-Kind Dumbo Duplex [AD]
- Z Architecture Reveals Updated Design for Bushwick Avenue Building [NYY]
The Bed Stuy House Tour Is Back This Weekend for 41st Year
Get some tips on owning a home and take a peak inside some fabulous interiors at the annual Bed Stuy House Tour.
Will Sunset Park Councilman Menchaca Derail Mayor’s Rikers Jail Reform Plan?
The plan to close Rikers and build new jails in Brooklyn and beyond is a scheme to enrich developers, said Sunset Park Councilman Carlos Menchaca.
Would You Rent This Bay Ridge Floor-Through With Parquet, Updated Kitchen, Dishwasher for $2,200?
Here's one of those spacious apartments that would be a good fit for a small family or, at least in theory, shareable.
The Insider: Emerging Designer Tackles a Young Family’s First Home in Bay Ridge
A new designer in town energetically sourced items both kid-friendly and budget-friendly for a young family's starter home in Bay Ridge.
A Modern Row House of Cedar and Zinc Replaces Wreck in Clinton Hill Historic District
A modern row house has taken the place of a deteriorating 19th century wood-frame dwelling in Clinton Hill.
