Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: Clinton Hill’s Pfizer Mansion Enters Contract
Catch up on your reading with a look at the most popular stories from the past week.
Top 10 Brooklyn Real Estate Listings: A Midwood Co-op, a Crown Heights Row House
The most popular listings on Brownstoner this week include a brownstone in Park Slope, a brick row house in Bay Ridge and an Italianate in Prospect Heights.
Midwood Park Standalone With Wood-Burning Fireplace, Parking Asks $1.495 Million
With a bright red door, a windowed porch and a front gable ornamented with shingles and half-timbering, this early 20th century single-family in the Fiske Terrace-Midwood Park Historic District has plenty of curb appeal.
Join Brooklyn’s Winners at Historic Districts Council’s Grassroots Preservation Awards
The program is online this year but that gives you a chance for virtual tours of some of the places that have earned their advocates one of this year's Grassroots Preservation Awards.
Brooklyn Public Library’s Central Branch Set to Reopen With Renovated Interior
Brooklyn Public Library unveiled a series of interior renovations to the Central Library at Grand Army Plaza Thursday, just days ahead of the book lender’s partial reopening for in-person browsing on May 10.
Daily Links: City Launches Program to Provide Funding to Artists for Public Works
Rent board considers extending rent freeze for stabilized tenants, residents say the Bedford-Union Armory construction site poses safety concerns and more news.
Get a Preservation Perspective on Green-Wood Cemetery With a New Walking Tour
Take in a bit of preservation knowledge along with some fresh air on a walking tour through Green-Wood Cemetery with a restoration expert.
No-Fee Park Slope Floor-Through With Wood-Burning Fireplace Asks $3,250 a Month
With wood floors, a marble mantel and a wood-burning fireplace, this Park Slope two-bedroom has numerous charms to offer.
Bay Ridge House With Outdoor Kitchen, Home Theater and Garage Asks $3.875 Million
A backyard bamboo stand, vaulted ceiling and chalkboard walls in an attic playroom, and a double-height kitchen ceiling with skylight are among the elements that make this standalone Bay Ridge house a distinctive property.
City Shows Plans for Protected Bike Lane on Meeker From Greenpoint to Williamsburg
The long-awaited project will add a two-way protected bike lane, a new pedestrian path, and metered parking beneath the elevated Brooklyn-Queens Expressway from the Kosciuszko Bridge to Metropolitan Avenue.
Daily Links: Park Slope Library Is Set to Close for Renovations Until July
In the News
- New York Extends Its Eviction Moratorium Through August [NYT]
- Minority-Owned Businesses Face Steepest Climb to Recovery [BP]
- Climate Change, Flooding and the Gowanus Rezone [PMFA]
- Park Slope Library to Close for Months-Long Renovations [Patch]
- What’s a Crown Heights Supermarket Worth? [Curbed]
- Everyone Is Lining Up for This Tamale Stand in Fort Greene Park [Thrillist]
- Anecdote Candles Consolidates Its Manufacturing HQ in Sunset Park [CO]
- Park Slope Tenants Fight Landlord’s Order to Vacate [TRD]
Crown Heights Queen Anne With Pier Mirror, Stained Glass, Mantels Asks $2.525 Million
This striking Queen Anne in Crown Heights has an impressive exterior, nice original details and a slightly awkward layout.
