Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: Affordable Housing Lottery in Greenpoint
Catch up on your reading with a look at the most popular stories from the past week.
Top 10 Brooklyn Real Estate Listings: A Park Slope Co-op, a Columbia County Schoolhouse
The most popular listings on Brownstoner this week include a carriage house in Clinton Hill, a standalone in Ditmas Park and a brownstone in Park Slope.
Four Move-in-Ready Historic Row Houses to See This Weekend, Starting at $1.395 Million
This week's open house picks are all 19th century row houses that are in move-in condition, some with recent renovations.
This Dover Furnace Oasis With Multiple 18th Century Houses Can Be Yours for $3.5 Million
This property might take some creative thinking—and perhaps the rustling up of some like-minded friends looking for a country retreat—but it has an interesting history, vast acreage and multiple houses in which to spread out.
Interactive Map Tracks North Brooklyn’s Industrial Past and Environmental Legacy
North Brooklyn environmentalists and Pratt Institute have created a map charting historic environmental pollution in Greenpoint, Williamsburg and adjacent neighborhoods.
Daily Links: Following Pressure, De Blasio Delays School Reopening Again
In the News
- N.Y.C. Will Again Delay Start of in-Person Classes for Most Students [NYT]
- De Blasio Extends Street Closures for Outdoor Dining to Weekdays [NYP]
- DOE to Investigate Hacking of Dyker Heights Online Class [NYP]
- Protesters Demand Mayor Intercept Brooklyn Pipeline Expansion [BP]
- Brooklyn Census Response Rate Lags as Deadline Nears [BP]
- Beloved Bed Stuy Store Owner Killed in Ambulance-Firetruck Wreck [amNY]
- MTA’s Fare Evasion Math Was Off Track, Review Finds [The City]
- The Garage and KMH Take Space at Industry City [CO]
- Restaurants Will Soon Be Allowed to Add Surcharge to Diners’ Bills [Eater]
- De Blasio: Raising Property Taxes ‘Off the Table’ [TRD]
- Greystone Eyes $40 Million-Plus for Park Slope Luxury Apartments [TRD]
- Permits Filed for 14-Story Mixed-Use Building in East New York [NYY]
Carroll Gardens Floor-Through With Wood-Burning Fireplace, Home Office Asks $2,950 a Month
This nicely laid out one-bedroom has wood floors, tin ceilings, a wood-burning fireplace and a bonus office space.
Carroll Gardens Activist Buddy Scotto Dies at 91
Salvatore “Buddy” Scotto, a longtime community activist in Carroll Gardens, died on September 11 at the age of 91, according to family.
Brownstoner Podcast: Compass’ Gail Donnarumma Explains South Brooklyn’s Enduring Appeal
Brooklyn isn't seeing the COVID-driven exodus Manhattan is experiencing, she observes. "People still want to stay in Brooklyn."
Adding the Final Flourish: Ornamenting With Ironwork
The traditions of ironworking go back to the beginnings of many cultures on many continents.
LPC Will Hold Public Hearing on Proposed East 25th Street Historic District in Flatbush
The proposed district, on East 25th Street between Clarendon Road and Avenue D, contains 56 Renaissance Revival row houses built between 1909 and 1912.
