From the Forum: Should a Homeowner Let a Neighbor Fence Off Part of Their Shared Driveway?
A neighbor wants to fence off a section of their shared driveway and a homeowner isn't sure if this is something that they should or can permit.
Brick Row House in Bay Ridge With Built-Ins, Coffered Ceiling, Landscaping Asks $1.25 Million
There's room to spread out in this early 20th century brick row house, which also has curb appeal and some period details remaining on the interior.
Brooklyn Coronavirus Update and Open Thread: Virus Hot Spots (5/27/20)
As other areas in New York State begin to reopen, New York City remains on lockdown despite some easing of restrictions.
Locals Urge Naming of Planned Brooklyn Bridge Plaza After Emily Roebling
The idea for the name first emerged during during community engagement sessions in 2018, our sister pub Brooklyn Paper reports.
The Gleaming Montrose Morris Chateau on Prospect Park West
The first time I saw this house, I admit, I gawped at it like a tourist at the Vatican, it is some house.
Daily Links: Flatbush and East Flatbush Are Hot Spots for Virus, Kensington Church Reopens
In the News
- Rafael Leonardo Black, Solitary and Self-Trained Clinton Hill Artist, Dies [NYT]
- Uber and Lyft Drivers Sue for New York Unemployment Benefits [NYT]
- Kensington Church Looks Like ‘Crime Scene’ as It Reopens [NYP]
- NYC Will Be Last to Reopen as COVID-19 Cases Still Popping Up in Areas [amNY]
- Burglar Who ‘Pops Locks Faster Than’ a Key Haunting PLG Residents [amNY]
- Bushwick Film Festival Seeks Submissions as Organizers Adapt to COVID-19 [BP]
- Texas Firm Reaps Millions Booking COVID Hotel Rooms for NYC [The City]
- Boxing in Bus Drivers Eyed in Pandemic Protection Plan [The City]
- Asians Face Increased Discrimination During Pandemic [Gothamist]
- Iris Café, Pilates Studio and Grocery Store Ink Deals in Brooklyn Bridge Park [CO]
- Crown Heights Photographer Captures Creative Masks [Vogue]
- Preschools Fear They Won’t Survive the Coronavirus Shutdown [Chalkbeat]
- Permits Filed for a Seven-Story Residential Building in East Flatbush [NYY]
Prospect Heights Condo With Two Terraces, Six Closets, Built-ins Asks $1.595 Million
Designed by the late Karl Fischer in 2010, the apartment has two bedrooms and two baths to go along with its two terraces.
Brooklyn Coronavirus Update and Open Thread: Meetup Mixed Messages (5/26/20)
Brooklynites are meeting up with friends outdoors while observing social distancing despite confusing messages from officials.
Daily Links: Cuomo OKs Petite Gatherings, State Offers Small-Business Loans
In the News
- Groups of 10 People Can Now Gather Anywhere in New York [NYT]
- All Alone in a Three-Bedroom Crown Heights Apartment [NYT]
- Floyd Bennett Field Fishermen Blast Feds for Closing Park to Store Buses [BP]
- Cobble Hill Teachers Connect Restaurants With Hungry Hospital Workers [BP]
- A Carroll Gardens Guitar Hero [New Yorker]
- The Bushwick House Share Was a Haven—Then COVID-19 Struck [New Yorker]
- Brooklyn Field Hospital Shuts After $21 Million Construction [The City]
- The Look Book Goes to The Fly Bed Stuy [NYM]
- COVID-19 Prompts New Concerns About the Gowanus Rezoning [City Limits]
- Bed Stuy School Traumatized by Coronavirus Now Fighting for Survival [ABC]
- New York State Launches Small Business Loans [Gothamist]
- Takeout Cocktails Could Become Permanent Reality With New State Bill [Eater]
- A Brooklyn Apartment That Mixes Classic Antiques With Whimsical Finds [AD]
Brownstoner’s Free Moving to Westchester Webinar Is This Thursday — Register Now!
Is this a good time to buy? Is it possible to see houses in person right now? Is now even the right time? New York City homeowners and renters looking to relocate can find answers during this free webinar.
Storied Downtown Eatery Gage & Tollner Mulls Its Post-Pandemic Reopening
Supporters have been buying merchandise and gift certificates, our sister pub Brooklyn Paper reports.
Here Are 7 Brooklyn Organizations Raising Funds and Doing Good Across the Borough
While New York slowly emerges from stay-at-home orders, there are still plenty of Brooklynites in need.
