Carroll Gardens Floor-Through with Intricate Plasterwork, in-Unit Laundry Asks $3,900 a Month
The grand plaster details and Corinthian columns add more than a bit of grandeur to this floor-through apartment -- and for some, that might make up for a bit of choppiness in the layout.
Parks Department Reveals Coney Island Boardwalk Lacks Year-Round Carpenter for Repairs
There are no carpenters assigned to maintain the Coney Island Boardwalk year-round, despite the frequent damage that the heavily trafficked landmark sustains, a Parks Department official revealed at a Monday hearing.
Long-Awaited Greenpoint Hospital Affordable Redevelopment Gets More Details, New Look
Now called Cooper Park Commons, the project will bring 557 affordable units, senior housing and a new homeless shelter to replace the one already on site.
Daily Links: Coney Island’s Mermaid Parade Will Return Later This Year
In the News
- Mermaid Parade Will Be Held in Person Later This Year [BP]
- Brooklynites Call for Justice After Killing of Duante Wright [BP]
- Bay Ridge’s 5th Avenue Aglow in Ramadan Lights [BP]
- Brooklyn’s Open Streets Expose Tensions in Neighborhoods [Bklyner]
- Why Are Shootings And Murders on the Rise in NYC? [Gothamist]
- Bushwick’s The Rookery Returns After Closure [Bushwick Daily]
- Bouldering Gym With Rooftop Café, Sauna Opening in Williamsburg [TONY]
- Permits Filed for Six-Story Building at Union Avenue in Williamsburg [NYY]
Chic Gowanus Row House With Sleek Finishes, Marble Mantels Asks $3.095 Million
Back on the market with new photos, some slight design changes and a price drop, this Italianate brick house in Gowanus still has its contemporary style on display.
The Art and Science of Brownstone Restoration, From Naim Construction
If something can be preserved rather than restoring it fully, Naim suggests the client preserve it.
NYCHA Mold Court Deal Faces Do-Over as Judge Moves to Protect All Tenants
Seven years after the city housing authority signed off on a court-monitored agreement to clean up its toxic mold problem, a fatal flaw in the deal has triggered the judge in charge to order NYCHA and lawyers representing public housing tenants back to the drawing board.
LPC Objects to ‘Demeaning’ Revamp Proposed for Fort Greene Park’s Spanish Memorial Plaque
The plaque was presented as a gift from King Juan Carlos of Spain in 1976 to commemorate the Spanish martyrs who died fighting for the United States.
Daily Links: Sunset Park Struggles to Stay Afloat Amid Hate Crimes, Pandemic
In the News
- A Disastrous Year for Brooklyn’s Chinatown [NYT]
- Fulton Mall, Other Retail Zones Have Bounced Back Amid Pandemic [NYT]
- Locals Demand More Input on Future of Marsha P. Johnson State Park [BP]
- Greenpoint Open Streets Barricades Stolen, Forcing End of Program [Streetsblog]
- City Announces New, Free Summer Education Program for All Students [Bklyner]
- In Red Hook, Fort Standard Creates Muscularly Minimal Furniture [1stdibs]
Flatbush Co-op With Arched Openings, Wood Floors Asks $525K
This third floor unit in a six-story Flatbush apartment building includes multiple exposures, a generous number of closets and a spacious layout.
