Independent Bookstores in Brooklyn Move Online Amid the Pandemic
Rather than completely shutting down, bookshops are delivering books to customers during the crisis, our sister pub Brooklyn Paper reports.
Arts and Crafts Kinko House in Crown Heights With Built-ins, Juliet Balcony Asks $1.625 Million
This is an unusual one, an Arts and Crafts duplex house in the Crown Heights North III Historic District overflowing with exterior charm and original interior details.
In Memoriam: Bob Brennan, 68, Chief Operating Officer of Schneps Media
The Schneps Media family mourns the loss of our chief operating officer, Bob Brennan, who died on March 31 at the age of 68.
Brooklyn Museum’s First Saturday Program Returns With a Virtual Edition
You can't head there in person but Brooklyn Museum is inviting everyone to join a virtual party debuting this Saturday.
Brooklyn Real Estate Six Months Later: Two Sold, One in Contract, One off the Market
Another week, another look back at four of our featured listings from six months ago, focusing on homes in Bed Stuy, Clinton Hill and Park Slope.
Brooklyn Coronavirus Update and Open Thread: Waiting, Free Meals (4/3/20)
All New Yorkers can pick up free meals where schools are distributing them to children starting today.
Daily Links: New York Declares Real Estate Showings ‘Essential,’ Then Walks It Back
In the News
- Bushwick Priest Said Mass Via Live Stream, Then Fell to Virus [NYT]
- Banks Warn of ‘Overwhelming’ Demand for Small Business Loans [NYT]
- Will We Lose a Generation of Designers in Brooklyn and Beyond? [NYT]
- Crowded Hasidic Funeral Goes on in Midwood [NYP]
- Brooklyn Justice Johnny Lee Baynes Died From COVID-19 Complications [Eagle]
- Bushwick Park Accidentally Closed After New Playground Order [BP]
- Brooklyn’s Muslims and Jews Struggle to Observe Burial Traditions [Bklyner]
- ‘Essential’ Laundromats Under Strain as City’s Wash Culture Shifts [The City]
- Prospect Heights Third Grade Teacher Dies From Coronavirus [Chalkbeat]
- Gowanus Documentarian Encourages Talk About Changing Lives [PMFA]
- The History of Brooklyn’s Blackout Cake [UntappedNY]
- Virtual Showings Only: State Clarifies ‘Essential Business’ Announcement [TRD]
Bay Ridge Prewar With Three Bedrooms, Built-ins, Private Yard Asks $3,600 a Month
This spacious three-bedroom apartment takes up two floors in an early 20th century row house in the Bay Ridge Parkway-Doctors' Row Historic District.
The Insider: Gut Brings Open Plan, Storage to Narrow Park Slope Wood Frame
A narrow vintage row house gained light, space and function after a gut renovation by Brooklyn's Ben Herzog Architect.
Brooklyn Coronavirus Update and Open Thread: Playgrounds, Unemployment, Viral Dose (4/2/20)
Cuomo closed NYC playgrounds, unemployment claims exceeded 6.6 million, and health care workers lack equipment to shield against high doses of the virus.
Daily Links: Governor Orders Closure of All City Playgrounds
In the News
- NYC Bodegas, Delis Become Lifelines Amid Coronavirus Crisis [NYDN]
- NYC Map Shows Percent Positive Coronavirus Test by ZIP Code [NYP]
- Coney Island Hospital Workers Given One Face Mask Per Week [BP]
- Governor Orders All City Playgrounds to Close [BP]
- Three Men Charged With 2011 Murder of Ditmas Park Cafe Owner [BP]
- Brooklyn’s Economy Slammed Harder Than Manhattan’s by the Crisis [Eagle]
- The Show Must Go on—Virtually—for NYC Real Estate Brokers [Bloomberg]
- Williamsburg Landlord Waives Rent for Hundreds of Tenants [Greenpointers]
- Temporary Bike Lane on Smith Street Is Great [Streetsblog]
- Rainbow Spotting on the Quiet Streets of Brooklyn [The Cut]
- Dark Colors, Patterns, Secondhand Finds Transform Brooklyn Apartment [AT]
Four Brooklyn Playgrounds Shut Down Over Social Distancing Rules
Playgrounds in Fort Greene, Williamsburg and Brighton Beach are among those closed because of overcrowding, our sister pub Brooklyn Paper reports.
