Daily Links: Delta Variant Concerns Parents as City Mulls Over New Indoor Mask Guidelines

• Brooklyn Life

Jul 29, 2021 • 08:30am

by Craig Hubert

In the News

• CDC Urges Some Vaccinated Americans to Wear Masks Again [NYT]
• Delta Variant, Rise in Cases Has Residents ‘Scared All Over Again’ [NYT]
• As Delta Variant Spreads, Parents Worry About Coming School Year [NYT]
• Court Delays Street Conversion Through Brooklyn’s Chinatown [BP]
• Brighton Beach Jubilee Set to Return August 29 [BP]
• In Brooklyn, Extreme Heat Sends Residents to Emergency Rooms [The City]
• City ‘Assessing’ CDC Mask Recommendations for Restaurants [Eater]
• Man Convicted of Stealing Bed Stuy House Claims City True Thief [Patch]
• Prospect Park’s 3rd Street Playground Gets Upgrade [Patch]
• Events Operator A3 Productions Takes Space in Prospect Lefferts Gardens [CO]
• New Toy Store, My Plastic Heart, Opens in Greenpoint [Greenpointers]

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Brooklyn Heights Anglo-Italianate With Mantels, Central Air, Waterfall Asks $5.9 Million

• House of the Day

• Brooklyn Heights

Jul 28, 2021 • 01:21pm

by Susan De Vries

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Located on picturesque Willow Place, this mid-19th century brick row house offers up four floors of living space along with the comfort of central air conditioning, which is sounding appealing in the midst of a hot summer.

There is a wood burning fireplace

Night Bazaar Team Plans Baby Yoga in Mornings, Drinks Later for McCarren Park House

• Brooklyn Life

• Williamsburg

Jul 28, 2021 • 11:57am

by Craig Hubert

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At a community board meeting Tuesday night, more details emerged about the opening of a restaurant at a former comfort station in the middle of Williamsburg’s McCarren Park.

There will be public restrooms

Brooklyn Roasting Company Returns After Bankruptcy Filing and Cafe Closings

• Brooklyn Life

Jul 28, 2021 • 09:00am

by Jessica Parks

Latte-loving Brooklynites looking for local caffeine will soon have more options, as the Brooklyn Roasting Company is back from bankruptcy and better than ever, said the head black bean brewer.

New locations will open this year

Daily Links: Cuomo Quickens Rent Relief Payments, Advocates Say It’s Still Not Enough

• Brooklyn Life

Jul 28, 2021 • 08:30am

by Craig Hubert

In the News

• City Moves Homeless People From Hotels to Shelters as Virus Cases Rise [NYT]
• 500,000 Owe Back Rent. What Happens When Evictions Resume? [NYT]
• Rent Your Dream Apartment? Prepare for a Bidding War [NYT]
• City Considering Alternative Sites for Brighton Beach Shelter [BP]
• Three Public Art Installations at Brooklyn Bridge Park [BHB]
• Cuomo Promises Emergency Rent Payments by August 31 [Gothamist]
• The Duke of No. 210 St. Johns Place [Brownstone Detectives]
• Curbside Compost Returns, But Not to Bushwick [Bushwick Daily]
• Dumbo Penthouse Leads Brooklyn’s Luxury Market [TRD]
• Casper Cofounder Pays $500K Over Ask for Park Slope Townhouse [TRD]

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Get Inspired by Grassroots Advocates as They Share Their Path to Historic District Designation

• Brooklyn Life

• Flatbush

Jul 27, 2021 • 03:23pm

by Susan De Vries

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Members of the East 25th Street Historic District Initiative will be chatting with the New York Preservation Project as part of an oral history project to capture the stories of local advocacy.

The virtual event is free

Columbia Waterfront District Condo With Three Bedrooms, Deeded Parking Asks $1.395 Million

• Condo/Co-op of the Day

• Columbia Street Waterfront District

Jul 27, 2021 • 01:49pm

by Cate Corcoran

The unit has an authentic loft vibe with 11-foot-high ceilings, wood ceilings and original thick wood columns.

It's on the site of a former sandpaper factory

The Stoops of Bed Stuy Were Overflowing With Creativity During the Annual Art Crawl

• Brooklyn Life

• Bed Stuy

Jul 27, 2021 • 10:00am

by Ben Verde

Brooklynites hit the streets this past weekend as the eighth annual STooPS Art Crawl took over the front steps of some Bedford Stuyvesant brownstones.

The event was founded in 2013

Brooklyn Real Estate Six Months Later: Three Sold, One in Contract

• Real Estate Market

Jul 27, 2021 • 09:00am

by Craig Hubert

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This week, our look back at four of our featured listings from six months ago encompasses homes in Kensington, Clinton Hill, Midwood and Carroll Gardens.

One sold way above ask

Daily Links: Vaccinations or Regular COVID Testing Mandatory for City Workers Starting in September

• Brooklyn Life

Jul 27, 2021 • 08:30am

by Craig Hubert

In the News

• City to Require City Workers to be Vaccinated by Mid-September [NYT]
• Brooklyn’s Little Haiti Community Worried About Turmoil in Homeland [NYDN]
• Fire Rips Through Coney Island Business, Injuring Four [BP]
• Emotional East Flatbush COVID Memorial Serves as Call for Change [BP]
• Rare Brooklyn Listing: Unrenovated, Unstaged, Filled to Brim [Curbed]
• Residents Should Be Allowed to Drink in Public, Nightlife Board Says [Eater]
• Ready for a Return at a Prospect Heights Homeless Shelter [City Limits]
• The Brooklyn Bridge Bike Lane Has Made It to Manhattan [Streetsblog]
• Catsimatidis Clocks Win for Landlords in 421a Suit; Tenants Vow Appeal [TRD]
• Multi-Tower Calyer Place Development Steadily Rises in Greenpoint [NYY]

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From the Forum: Choosing a Door for a Bathroom Linen Closet

• Ask Brownstoner

Jul 26, 2021 • 03:00pm

by Susan De Vries

A homeowner is remodeling a bathroom and debating what type of door to install in the linen closet.

What would you do?