From the Forum: Advice for New Homeowners on Regular Maintenance
First-time homeowners want to start off right by staying on top of maintaining their new investment, but aren't sure what should be on their check list.
Stuyvesant Heights Home With Double-Height Front Parlor, Catwalk Asks $1.9 Million
Here’s a uniquely configured home in the Stuyvesant Heights Historic District, across the street from Fulton Park.
How to Clean a Marble Mantel
If you are lucky enough to live with a marble mantel or two, you may be wondering how to spruce up a dingy one or maintain one in good condition.
Mediterranean Deco Apartments With Extra Ornamental Zing Stand Out on Ocean Avenue
While the second half of the 19th century was the age of the urban house in Brooklyn, the 1920s and ‘30s were the age of the six-story apartment building.
Daily Links: Suspect Arrested, Arson Likely Cause for Kings Plaza Mall Blaze
The city caught trying to grab senior citizen’s brownstone, and a vegan protest of ritual Jewish chicken slaughter in Crown Heights.
Bed Stuy’s Annual House Tour Returns for 40th Year
It's been 40 years since the first home tour offered tantalizing glimpses inside the domestic architecture of Bed Stuy and there's no sign of the interest abating.
Compact Park Slope Co-op With Original Details, Maximum Quaintness Asks $535K
This one-bedroom co-op in the Park Slope Historic District is small but appealing, with multiple exposures and some original details.
Locals Win Landmark Status for Two President Street Buildings in Carroll Gardens
This morning the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to designate two properties on President Street in Carroll Gardens.
Insider Tricks and Tips for Keeping Pigeons and Other Birds From Nesting on Your Home
Pigeons, also known as rats with wings, love to roost on the window sills, roofs and cornices of brownstones, bringing their unsightly droppings with them.
City Picks Hudson to Develop Long-Stalled Greenpoint Hospital Site in East Williamsburg
The redevelopment of the former Greenpoint Hospital in East Williamsburg is moving along after years of scrapped plans, local resistance and lawsuits.
Daily Links: Multiple Cars Explode in Kings Plaza Parking Garage in East New York, Injuring 21
PLG tenants are still fighting for resolution six years after fire, and the Squibb span to Brooklyn Bridge Park has no reopening date.
