Opposite Sunset Park, Finnish Co-op With Two Bedrooms, Renovated Kitchen Asks $675K
This early 20th century co-op offers easy access to outdoor space and an interior with original touches and recent renovations.
Brooklynites Fight Proposed Sprinkler Law They Say Will Cause Row House Evictions, Foreclosure
A proposed amendment to New York City's administrative code would require sprinklers to be installed in all residential buildings over 40 feet tall.
Doors to Remain Closed at Public Middle and High Schools Until 2021
New York City public middle and high school students will not return to classrooms for in-person learning until January of next year at the earliest, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Monday.
Brooklyn Real Estate Six Months Later: Three Sold, One in Contract
Coming off a stress-reducing Thanksgiving break, we’re back to look at four of our featured listings from six months ago, focused on homes in Ditmas Park, Kensington, Park Slope and Flatbush.
Daily Links: Virus Concerns Force Cancellation of Coney Island’s Famous Polar Bear Plunge
In the News
- First-Time Buyer Looking for Small Differences in Brooklyn Apartments [NYT]
- Gravesend Library Receives $250K for Upgrades [BP]
- Coney Island’s Polar Bear Plunge Canceled Amid COVID-19 [BP]
- The Coney Island School Suing the CDC [New Yorker]
- Ice Skating Rinks Open in Prospect Park, Industry City [Patch]
- New Greenpoint Motorcycle Garage Is Like SoHo House for Bikers [Thrillest]
- 75 Trees Planted in Prospect Park This Fall to Honor Loved Ones [Bklyner]
- Four-Story Residential Building Set for Hancock Street in Bushwick [NYY]
Cobble Hill Anglo-Italianate With Marble Mantels, Wide Planked Floorboards Asks $3.75 Million
While it's on the narrow side, this pre-Civil War single family offers multiple floors of living space and some original details like wide planked floorboards, marble mantels and a graciously curved stair.
Dyker Heights Still Plans to Dazzle This Holiday Season, Despite Virus Fears
The annual Dyker Lights display will continue to convey holiday cheer this December, although the beloved spectacle will most likely take a more subdued form because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Daily Links: In Abrupt Shift, the City’s Public Elementary Schools Will Reopen Next Week
In the News
- City Will Reopen Elementary Schools and Reduce Hybrid Learning [NYT]
- How Will Co-Living Survive the Pandemic? [NYT]
- How Brooklyn Sisterhood of Black Women Became National Power Brokers [NYT]
- Volunteers Bring 1,800 Young Trees and Shrubs to Marine Park [Eagle]
- Beloved Park Slope Venue Pivots to Retail to Survive Pandemic [BP]
- Roberta’s Pizza Closes After COVID Outbreak, Employees Say [Gothamist]
- Brooklyn Storeowners Urge Against Shutdowns During Holidays [Gothamist]
- Nearly 100 Basement Apartments Hit With Vacate Orders [The City]
- Brooklyn Duo Plans Expansion of Pay-What-You-Wish Meal Program [Eater]
- Seven-Story Building Planned for Linden Boulevard in East Flatbush [NYY]
Affordable Housing Lottery Opens for Eight Units in Williamsburg, Starting at $2,228 a Month
Of the affordable apartments, there are two studios, four one-bedroom units and a pair two-bedroom units.
Top 10 Brooklyn Real Estate Listings: A Clinton Hill Carriage House, a Co-op in Prospect Heights
The most popular listings on Brownstoner this week include a petite brick in Gowanus, a semi-detached in Bay Ridge and a standalone in Ditmas Park.
Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: A Bushwick Avenue Queen Anne Faces Demolition
Catch up on your reading with a look at the most popular stories from the past week.
