A Bay Ridge Row House With a Garage and Three More To See This Weekend, Starting at $880K
Our selections for open houses to see this weekend include a narrow Park Slope two-family and an estate condition single-family in Crown Heights.
Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: An Influential Brooklyn Retailer Closes
Catch up on your reading with a look at the most popular stories from the past week.
This Rare Townhouse in Downtown Brooklyn With Outdoor Space Can Be Yours for $3,228,800
Built in the 19th century, this 22-foot-wide single-family townhouse in Downtown Brooklyn has an abundance of modern interior touches and multiple outdoor spaces.
This Second Empire Style Country Retreat in Athens Can Be Yours for $749K
With dramatic rooflines and an exuberant mix of architectural details, the Second Empire style had a fair bit of popularity in New York in the later half of the 19th century, for houses both rural and urban.
Artist Selected for Abolitionist-Inspired Installation at Downtown Brooklyn’s Willoughby Square Park
The city has selected borough artist Kameelah Janan Rasheed to erect a text-based public art installation at Downtown Brooklyn’s Willoughby Square Park.
Daily Links: New Modular Affordable Senior Housing Is Coming to East Flatbush
In the News
- New York Rents Continue to Slide, While Sales Rebound in Brooklyn [NYT]
- N.Y. Attorney General Sues N.Y.P.D. Over Protests and Demands Monitor [NYT]
- What Does a More Contagious Virus Mean for Schools? [NYT]
- North Brooklynites Slam State Park Closure for Cuomo Project [BP]
- Keep Pandemic Red Hook Ferry Stop Year-Round, Board Says [Patch]
- Greenpoint Landing Nabs Second Food Market [CO]
- 8-Story Mixed-Use Building Coming to Coney Island Avenue in Midwood [NYY]
- DOB Greenlights Affordable Senior Housing in East Flatbush [NYY]
Petite Rent Stabilized Studio in Clinton Avenue Italianate Manse Asks $2,120 a Month
It isn't exactly overflowing with space, but the small unit does offer a perch on the top floor of one of the grand 19th century houses that line the leafy avenue in the Clinton Hill Historic District.
Cuomo Announces Wind Turbine Assembly Plant Headed to South Brooklyn Marine Terminal
The South Brooklyn Marine Terminal in Sunset Park will become an enormous new wind turbine assembly plant funded in part by New York State, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Wednesday morning.
Submit Your Design for a New Brooklyn Public Library Card Celebrating Black Culture
A new limited-edition library card will be launching in celebration of Juneteenth 2021 and artists are being encouraged to submit their designs this month.
Affordable Housing Lottery Opens for Three Units in Wingate, Starting at $2,241 a Month
Of the affordable apartments, there is a single one-bedroom and a pair of two-bedrooms, with monthly rents starting at $2,241 and topping out at $2,709.
Daily Links: Brighton Beach Residents Are Torn Over a Proposed Homeless Shelter
In the News
- At Brooklyn Restaurants, It’s the Season of the Yurt [NYT]
- Brighton Beach Divided Over Proposed Homeless Shelter [BP]
- Cat Cafe in Heights Receives $25K Grant From ASPCA [Eagle]
- W’burg Residents Demand City Issue Order To Stop NYCHA Construction [amNY]
- NYPD Pull-Out Experiment in Brownsville To Expand Elsewhere [The City]
- MTA Investigates Racial Profiling at Bensonhurst Subway Stop [Gothamist]
- Son of Brooklyn Judge Released on Bond After Arrest for Capitol Riot [Gothamist]
- Owner of Bed Stuy Building Faces Violation for Illegal Construction [News12 BK]
Carriage House on Cobble Hill’s Verandah Place With Wood Burning Fireplace Asks $2.995 Million
Verandah Place is one of those little Brooklyn streets that oozes charm thanks to its row of low-scale 19th century brick homes and location facing popular Cobble Hill Park.
