Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: The ‘Moonstruck’ House in Brooklyn Heights for Sale
Catch up on your reading with a look at the most popular stories from the past week.
Top 10 Brooklyn Real Estate Listings: A Cottage in Columbia County, a Brooklyn Heights Movie House
The most popular listings on Brownstoner include the 'Moonstruck' house in Brooklyn Heights, a semi-detached house in Kensington and a rental in Park Slope.
A Slee and Bryson House in Flatbush With Parking and Three More to See, Starting at $825K
Our picks for open houses this week are all early 20th century row houses, three of them with fully renovated interiors.
Move-in-Ready North Fork Home With Panoramic Views, Deep Water Dock Asks $1.395 Million
A waterfront house with a dock in a bayside community in Mattituck, N.Y., is asking $1.395 million.
Temporary Restraining Order Halts Public Review Process at Spice Factory Site in Crown Heights
A recent virtual public meeting about the controversial development was capped at only 100 participants although 50,000 people signed a petition opposing the towers.
Daily Links: Crown Heights Public Library to Reopen in Children’s Museum This Year
In the News
- BAM Helped Buy Its Boss a New Home. She Left in Under Six Years [NYT]
- As Online Shopping Surged, Amazon Planned New York Takeover [NYT]
- Council Moves to Approve Controversial Cortelyou Road Rezoning [BP]
- Brooklyn Children’s Museum Library to Open This Year [Patch]
- Start-up Advertises Nonexistent One-Quarter Bedrooms in Heights [Curbed]
- Red Hook’s The Good Fork Will Reopen as a Chinese-American Pop-up [Eater]
- D’Addario Signs Lease at Pioneer Building in Downtown Brooklyn [CO]
- Massive Sunset Park Project Flounders and an EB-5 Investor Sues [TRD]
- A Smorgasburg Vet Quietly Makes a Brick and Mortar Work [Bushwick Daily]
Bed Stuy Duplex With Pier Mirror, Mantels, in-Unit Laundry Asks $3,875 a Month
The rental comes with original 19th century details, a bit of 20th century history and a location on a plant-filled block of Stuyvesant Avenue.
Apartment Tower With Affordable Housing Could Replace Jitterbug-Era Bank in Brighton Beach
A developer is seeking a rezoning to replace a petite Chase Bank building with a much bigger and taller apartment building along Coney Island Avenue.
Explore the Jewish Culinary Traditions of the Borough With the Center for Brooklyn History
While there's no tasting with a virtual program, you can still dive deep into the foods of Brooklyn's Jewish communities with an upcoming event.
Daily Links: Alamo Drafthouse Files for Bankruptcy, Fate of Downtown Brooklyn Theater Unclear
In the News
- Alamo Drafthouse Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection [NYT]
- Year in Numbers: Reflecting on the Coronavirus Pandemic in Brooklyn [BP]
- Mutual Aid Group Volunteers Need Vaccine Help [The City]
- The Waiting Game for Pandemic Rent Relief [City Limits]
- Plans Kick Off for 18-Story Tower at Prospect Heights McDonald’s [Patch]
- Familiar Face to Run New Eatery in Park Slope Dizzy’s Diner Space [Patch]
- DOT Looks to Revamp Traffic Flow at Park Circle in Kensington [Bklyner]
- Installation at Prospect Park Examines Themes of American Life [BK Reader]
- McCarren Park Dance Party Provides a Space to Move [Greenpointers]
Ornate Stuy Heights Limestone With Wood-Filled Interior, Working Dumbwaiter Asks $2.75 Million
Practically bursting at the seams with details, this 1890s Stuyvesant Heights beauty is sure to appeal to lovers of Gilded Age interiors.
Thinking of Moving to New Jersey? Watch This Brownstoner Webinar Video First
Many New Jersey communities are attractive to Brooklynites because of their diversity and creativity, according to real estate agent Allison Ziefert.
