Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: A Woman Fights for Her East New York Home

Deed Fraud Questions Arise in Case of Woman Fighting for East New York Home

After months of trying to track down an elusive heir to the abandoned East New York house Sybil “Tami” Green moved into 10 years ago to find out if he willingly agreed to sign the deed over to a group of Brooklyn flippers who have filed to evict her, Green has had a development.

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Brooklyn Paramount Opens With Original Baroque Extravagance, Modern Touches

Just shy of 100 years since the grand French Baroque Brooklyn Paramount theater first opened its doors as a music and movie hall in Fort Greene, it is ready for its second act. The theater reopened this week following a five-year restoration and conversion project back to its original entertainment use, after decades spent as an extremely ornate college basketball court.

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Deadly Week for the MTA With Two People Killed by Subway Trains at Brooklyn Stations

Two people were hit and killed by subway trains in Brooklyn in Tuesday in the midst of a particularly deadly week for the MTA.

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Our Beautiful Brooklyn Blocks

From architecture to window boxes, a 19th century movement to beautify the streetscape in Brooklyn has left its mark on the borough.

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The Insider: Gut Reno Brightens Cobble Hill Carriage House

A house fire, and the resulting water damage, galvanized the owners of this 19th century brick carriage house to finally undertake a much needed renovation. Located on a coveted mews, the dwelling had long been divided into two rental apartments — and when the work was done, they moved in themselves.

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