Daily Links: Ferry Service Returns to Dumbo This Weekend After $4.7 Million Overhaul of the Pier

• Brooklyn Life

Jun 18, 2021 • 08:30am

by Craig Hubert

In the News

• Ferries Will Return to Dumbo Pier This Weekend [BP]
• City Scraps Plan to Convert Gravesend Schoolyard to Public Park [BP]
• Part Two of Brownsville Police Pull-Back Program Shows Success [The City]
• Coney Island’s Mermaid Parade Will Return in September [Gothamist]
• Man Dies After Falling Into East River at Domino Park [Gothamist]
• City Destroys Brooklyn Greenway During Construction Project [Streetsblog]
• Scratchbread Reborn as Gluten-Free Bakery in Williamsburg [Eater]
• Victor, a Mediterranean Gem, Could Help Revive Gowanus [Eater]
• Team Behind Williamsburg’s William Vale Hotel in Legal Dispute [TRD]

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Would You Rent This Windsor Terrace Two-Bedroom With Tin Ceilings, Laundry for $3,200?

• Real Estate Market

• Windsor Terrace

Jun 17, 2021 • 01:22pm

by Susan De Vries

This floor-through in an early 20th century Windsor Terrace row house has some fetching details on display, including built-ins, wood floors and tin ceilings.

It's close to Prospect Park

Brooklyn Cyclones Say ‘Play Ball’ With Fun and Family-Friendly Promotional Nights

• Sponsored

Jun 17, 2021 • 12:02pm

by Brian Keith

For the remainder of the season, kids can run the bases after Sunday games — a great option for parents who prefer their children to be exhausted at bedtime on Sunday evening.

Join in the fun

Locals, Pols Say City Not Meeting NYCHA Repair Needs as Part of Gowanus Rezoning

• Development

• Gowanus

Jun 17, 2021 • 10:00am

by Ben Verde

Repair plans for Gowanus New York City Housing Authority buildings as part of the neighborhood’s controversial rezoning do not go far enough, according to elected officials and tenant leaders.

Three plans have been proposed

The Gigantic Warehouse Rising Next to IKEA Tops Out in Red Hook

• Development

• Red Hook

Jun 17, 2021 • 09:00am

by Craig Hubert

The enormous fulfillment center being built next to IKEA in Red Hook is beginning to show its massive bulk.

The building recently topped out

Daily Links: Homeless and Hotels Say They’re Not Ready for Switch to Shelters

• Brooklyn Life

Jun 17, 2021 • 08:30am

by Craig Hubert

In the News

• NYC: 8,000 Homeless People to Be Moved From Hotels to Shelters [NYT]
• New York City Gets Another Major Marathon, in Brooklyn [NYT]
• One Willoughby Square Opens Its Doors in Downtown Brooklyn [BP]
• Eric Adams Failed to Disclose Co-Ownership of Prospect Heights Co-op [The City]
• Local NYC Bike Shops Are Out of Stock as Bikes and Parts Run Dry [Gothamist]
• Hotels Not Ready for the Homeless-to-Hotels Program to End [Curbed]
• Newkirk Plaza Seeks Owner to Take Responsibility for Rats, Neglect [Bklyner]
• Street Fair Returning to Park Slope’s 7th Avenue [Patch]
• City Council to Require Racial Equity Reports for Rezonings [TRD]
• Landlords Ask to Ditch Eviction Ban After Ending COVID Restrictions [TRD]

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Renovated Slee & Bryson Semi-Detached in PLG With Sleeping Porch, Garage Asks $2.725 Million

• House of the Day

• Prospect Lefferts Gardens

Jun 16, 2021 • 01:59pm

by Susan De Vries

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This 1920s single-family has a lot to like: multiple exposures, original details, thoughtful renovations and a garage.

There is a wood-burning fireplace

15 NYCHA Basketball Courts Will Get a Spruce-up for Summer

• Brooklyn Life

Jun 16, 2021 • 10:00am

by Ariel Pacheco

As part of its Safe Summer NYC initiative to combat gun violence, the NYPD is partnering with different groups to refurbish basketball courts across the city in public housing developments.

The court at Marcy Houses opened Tuesday

Prospect Park Installation From Artist Mary Mattingly Addresses City’s Drinking Watershed

• Brooklyn Life

Jun 16, 2021 • 09:00am

by Craig Hubert

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“Public Water,” presented by public art nonprofit MORE ART, is on view at the Grand Army Plaza entrance of Prospect Park through September 7, 2021.

There is a guided walking tour created by the artist

Daily Links: Cuomo Lifts Most COVID Restrictions After State Reaches 70 Percent Vaccination Rate

• Brooklyn Life

Jun 16, 2021 • 08:30am

by Craig Hubert

In the News

• ‘A Momentous Day’: New York Lifts Most Virus Restrictions [NYT]
• Children March Over Brooklyn Bridge Calling for Healthier Food Options [amNY]
• Brooklyn College Raises Over $2 Million to Help Students [amNY]
• Bed Stuy Businesses Still Need Pandemic Relief, Advocates Say [Patch]
• La Villa Pizzeria in Park Slope Is One of City’s Best Pizzerias [Eater]
• Short Film Explores Unique Character of Canarsie Pier [BK Reader]
• Brooklyn Navy Yard Wants to Appeal to Creative Office Tenants [CO]
• Massive Mill Basin Townhouse Tops Brooklyn Contracts Last Week [TRD]

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Loft in Boerum Hill’s Ex-Lax Building With Built-in Bar, Reclaimed Wood, Mezzanine Asks $995K

• Condo/Co-op of the Day

• Boerum Hill

Jun 15, 2021 • 03:04pm

by Susan De Vries

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Inside the former home of Ex-Lax in Boerum Hill, this one-bedroom loft has gotten an industrial-style makeover with reclaimed wood, patinaed columns and iron railings around a bonus sleeping mezzanine.

There is a wine fridge