Renovation of Red Hook Library Postponed Amid Pandemic
Brooklyn Public Library's Wolcott Street stacks were supposed to undergo a $15 million revamp starting this fall to flood proof the building and add space for area bookworms.
Notable Heights Mid-Century Modern Townhouse With Carport, Garden Asks $6.95 Million
A rare bit of mid-century modern amidst the 19th century rows of Brooklyn Heights, this 1960s Willow Place abode was home to the architects behind its design, Joseph and Mary Merz.
Brooklyn Real Estate Six Months Later: Two Sold, One in Contract, One Still Available
We’re back this week to take another look at four of our featured listings from six months ago, located in Windsor Terrace, Prospect Heights, Boerum Hill and Park Slope.
Residents Tell LPC That Hebron Development Will Destroy the ‘Heart’ of Crown Heights North
Forty-three people provided testimony at the public hearing, with all but one speaking against the proposed development.
Daily Links: Cuomo Pushes Commercial Tenant Eviction Ban to End of the Year
In the News
- 1.5 Million New Yorkers Can’t Afford Food. Pantries Are Their Lifeline [NYT]
- Mayor Apologizes to Orthodox Leaders Over COVID-19 Communication [NYP]
- Woman, 73, Pushed Onto Clinton Hill Subway Tracks [NYDN]
- Man Who Killed Spumoni Gardens Owner Sentenced [NYDN]
- MTA Christens New Elevators at Bedford Avenue L Station [BP]
- Pols Stand With Protesters Fighting Williamsburg Pipeline [BP]
- Checking In on Myrtle Avenue’s Excellent Castro’s [Gothamist]
- Uncertainty About When Schools in Brooklyn Hot Spots Will Reopen [Gothamist]
- Commercial Eviction Ban Extended Through End of 2020 [amNY]
- Initiative Steps In to Address Neighborhood Trash Pile-ups [Bushwick Daily]
- Brooklyn Home Sales Drop by 57 Percent, But Prices Rise [TRD]
Condo in Former Columbia Street Waterfront Factory With Wood-Slatted Ceilings Asks $875K
This two-bedroom offers outdoor space and industrial details, such as high ceilings and wood beams, as befits the building's former use as a factory.
Real Estate Bites: Check Out the Zig Zag Staircase Fronting 33 Frost Street
The placement of the staircase creates a striking facade design. The building is in the northern reaches of Williamsburg.
Greenpoint Ferry Service Back Up After Weekend Snafu Over Dock Rights
Ferry service has returned to Greenpoint on Monday after a 36-hour hiatus that began when the jetty’s new private owner restricted access to the boats, according to officials.
Long-Delayed Environmentally Friendly Library Finally Opens in Greenpoint
The project has been years in the making, further delayed by the arrival of COVID-19.
Daily Links: Cuomo Says He Will Reassess Brooklyn ‘Red Zone’ Restrictions This Week
In the News
- Understatement Is the New Luxury in Brooklyn and Beyond [NYT]
- Brooklyn Business Owners on Edge Over COVID-19 Closure Zones [NYP]
- De Blasio Says Could Be Weeks Before Restrictions in Hot Spots Lifted [NYP]
- East New York Pot Farm Goes Up in Smoke After Two-Alarm Inferno [BP]
- Catsimatidis to Continue Plans to Expand Ocean Drive Complex [BP]
- Brooklyn Women’s Exchange Opens for in-Person Shopping [BHB]
- Thousands of Child Care Slots Promised to Working Parents Missing [The City]
- Cuomo Looks to Alter Brooklyn and Queens ‘Red Zone’ Lines This Week [amNY]
- Construction Worker Falls Into Hole at Coney Island Site [Pix 11]
- Couple Opens Eastern European Pop-up out of Bed Stuy Apartment [Grub Street]
- A 15-Story Mixed-Use Building Coming to Wolcott Street in Red Hook [NYY]
- New Five-Story Mixed-Use Building Planned for Greenpoint Avenue [NYY]
Flatbush Standalone With Parking, Stained Glass, Built-ins Asks $2 Million
Located in the micro nabe of Beverley Square East, this detached single family home offers parking, bedrooms galore and an interior stuffed with original details.
Daily Links: Surprisingly Small Number of Positive Virus Cases Have Been Found in City Schools
In the News
- In City Schools, Only 18 Positives Out of 10,676 Tests [NYT]
- State Shuts Down Massive Williamsburg Hasidic Wedding [NYT]
- How a New Virus Lockdown Turned New York Into Two Cities [NYT]
- Casket Outside Cobble Hill Nursing Home Filled With Cuomo’s Book [NYP]
- Activists Scrawl Brooklyn Housing Court Building With Graffiti [NYP]
- Brooklyn Free School Looks to Sell Clinton Hill Building [BP]
- Anti-Fracking Activists Again Break Into ‘Burg Pipeline Construction Site [BP]
- Cyclists Snub Brooklyn Bridge as Other Spans Draw More Pedal Power [The City]
- Early Results Show Faster Transit Trips on Jay Street Busway [Streetsblog]
- The Next Mayor’s Next City [Curbed]
- The City’s Best Birria Taco Truck Opens New Location in Williamsburg [Eater]
- Makeshift Subway Shrine to Mercury Spotted in Bed Stuy [Untapped Cities]
- Six-Story Residential Building Coming to Dean Street in Prospect Heights [NYY]
