Ramble Through Brooklyn History With the Municipal Art Society This Month
You can pick up some new tidbits of fascinating borough history without leaving your home with a slate of virtual tours during the last full month of summer.
Brooklyn Heights Co-op With Garden, Working Fireplace, Laundry Asks $1.67 Million
A private garden has decided appeal in these times, and added to that this Brooklyn Heights apartment has two bedrooms and two full baths.
Brooklyn Real Estate Six Months Later: Two Sold, One Still Available, One off the Market
Another week, another look back at four of our featured listings from six months ago, focusing on homes in Park Slope and Bed Stuy.
Daily Links: Polluted Gowanus Site Will Get a Reduced Clean Up
In the News
- Will Cars Rule the Roads in Post-Pandemic New York? [NYT]
- NY’s Sidewalk Prophets Are Heirs of the Artisans of France’s Lascaux Caves [NYT]
- Coronavirus Silences the Wonder Wheel [NYT]
- Brooklyn’s Prospect Park Covered in Litter [NYDN]
- Maimonides’ $141 Million Bond Deal Will Fund Pediatric ER [Eagle]
- MTV Calls Off Video Music Awards at Barclays [BP]
- NYS DEC Reduced the Environmental Clean Up at Public Place Site [PMFA]
- 40 Restaurants to Offer Deals for ‘Dine In Park Slope’ [Patch]
- Slaying at Crown Heights Park Horrifies Residents [amNY]
- Bushwick Small Business Owners Rally for Rent Relief [BK Reader]
- 1920s Wallabout Warehouse Renovated Into Workspace [Wallpaper]
- A Quarter of NYC Students Opt Out of School Buildings This Fall [Chalkbeat]
- Permits Filed for Eight-Story Residential Building in Crown Heights [NYY]
Park Slope Brownstone With Stained Glass, Central Air, Koi Pond Asks $3.749 Million
Just a short stroll down the block from Prospect Park, this 1880s brownstone has some original details mixed with modern upgrades, including central air.
Renovating Your Home During COVID-19? It’s Not Too Late to Register for This Brownstoner Webinar
The free webinar sponsored by renovation company Bolster will cover safety during the pandemic as well as more evergreen topics such as gut renovations and budgeting.
Daily Links: Schools Can Reopen in New York, Radioactive Material Found at Dead Horse Bay
- They Were Arrested During the Protests. Here’s What Happened Next [NYT]
- New York Schools Can Reopen, Cuomo Says, in Contrast With Much of U.S. [NYT]
- Composting Has Been Scrapped. These New Yorkers Picked Up the Slack [NYT]
- MTA’s Asbestos Patch Job at Giant East New York Bus Depot Busts Open [NYDN]
- Dumbo Ice Cream Trucks Flaunt Rules, Make Residents Miserable [Eagle]
- Dead Horse Bay Closed Because of Radioactive Contamination [BP]
- NYC Scrambles to Find New School Space [The City]
- Return of the Rats: Budget Cuts Means a Free Lunch for Rodents [The City]
- Latest ‘Back the Blue’ March in Brooklyn Takes an Ugly Turn [amNY]
- Brownsville Leaders Got Their Pick of Police Commander [Gothamist]
- Polish Anti-Authoritarian Signs Pop Up in Greenpoint [Greenpointers]
- A Year in a Loft in Bushwick [NYM]
- Permits Filed for Nine-Story Mixed-Use Building in Boerum Hill [NYY]
Growing Pains: Park Slope-Based Cartoonist Adrian Tomine Contemplates Life and Work
The well-known New Yorker cartoonist reveals the creative process behind his latest graphic novel and comedic memoir, "The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist."
Public Hearing on Landmarking Angel Guardian Home in Dyker Heights Set for Tuesday
The century-old former orphanage at the historic Angel Guardian home in Dyker Heights is being considered for landmark status, and there will be a public hearing about the potential preservation of the embattled site.
Top 10 Brooklyn Real Estate Listings: A Secret Garden in Gowanus, a Roomy Condo in Cobble Hill
The most popular listings on Brownstoner this week include a rental in Brooklyn Heights, a wide brick house in Cobble Hill and a single family in Greenwood Heights.
Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: A Building Collapse in Williamsburg, Horizontal Fences
Catch up on your reading with a look at the most popular stories from the past week.
Garages, Solar Panels, a Pool and More in Open Houses This Weekend, Starting at $800K
This weekend’s open houses are all early 20th century brick houses -- some with original interior features and three of them with garages.
