Spend All Night at the Brooklyn Public Library With Return of ‘A Night of Philosophy and Ideas’
This year's all-night event features more than 50 speakers and performers, including philosophers, musicians and economists.
Top-Floor Art Deco Co-op With Arches, Original Kitchen Cupboards, Updates Asks $479K
This large one-bedroom in a six-story 1937 elevator co-op has most of its original details and appears to be in move-in condition.
Local Leaders Question the Revival of the BQX Streetcar Plan
The proposed waterfront streetcar project would cost an estimated $2.73 billion and some are questioning the expense, our sister pub Brooklyn Paper reports.
The Fougera: The Lost Apartment Building of Brooklyn Heights
When digging into the history of 20th century buildings in Brooklyn, inevitably intriguing tales of earlier structures are uncovered.
Affordable Housing Lottery Opens for 91 Units in Midwood, Starting at $2,346 a Month
Of the affordable apartments, there are 45 one-bedroom units and 46 two-bedroom units.
Daily Links: MTA Will Connect Two Brownsville Stations Where Riders Were Double-Charged
In the News
- The Perils of Renovating if You Rent in Bed Stuy [NYT]
- MTA to Finally Connect Two Brownsville Subway Stations [NYDN]
- ‘The Grocery’ Space on Smith Street to Become Spaghetti Donut Shop [PMFA]
- FDNY Investigates Deadly Fort Greene Fire [NY1]
- City Boards Up East Flatbush House, Neighbors Still Unhappy [CBS]
- Tracking the Costs of the L Train Project Proves No Easy Feat [WNYC]
- Four-Story Residential Building Coming to Quincy Street in Bushwick [NYY]
From the Forum: The Cost of Bringing Back a Staircase
The staircase between the parlor and garden levels was removed in an earlier renovation and new owners are contemplating bringing it back.
Arts and Crafts House With Fireplace, Sunroom, Garage in Kensington Asks $1.599 Million
A Kensington house with a Mediterranean air has a wide garage in back and early 20th century Arts and Crafts features inside.
Daily Links: Sunset Park Community Board Plans Revote on Controversial Industry City Rezoning
In the News
- Five Stories Tall and Made of Wood in Clinton Hill [NYT]
- State Approves Con Edison Rate Hikes on City Electric and Gas [NYP]
- Mayor Pushing for First Lady to Become Brooklyn Borough President [NYDN]
- Community Board Fails to Reach Consensus on Industry City Rezoning [BP]
- Big Chunk of Subway Wall Debris Falls in Carroll Gardens [Gothamist]
- Deaths of Homeless New Yorkers Jump Nearly 40 Percent [Gothamist]
- Developer Buys Five Properties in Gravesend for $57.5 Million [TRD]
- Toby Moskovits, Others Owe Investor $3 Million on Brooklyn Properties [TRD]
- Brooklyn’s Latest Ample Hills Creamery to Debut in Park Slope [NYY]
An Inventive Architect Designs a Bank With Industrial Grit in Williamsburg
Although many of Brooklyn’s historic bank buildings are quite large and very often quite impressive, that’s not always the case.
Affordable Housing Lottery Opens for Two Units in Brownsville, Starting at $1,400 a Month
Of the pair of available apartments, the first is a one-bedroom unit and the second a two-bedroom unit.
Top 10 Brooklyn Real Estate Listings: A Classic Brownstone, a Row House With Parking
The most popular listings on Brownstoner this week include a standalone in Kensington, a modern house in Fort Greene and a condo in Cobble Hill.
