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February 2nd, 2026
Daily Links: Party Boat Crash Leaves Domino Park with $40K in Damages
- Man Who Rammed Chabad HQ Charged With Hate Crimes [NYT]
- Mamdani Announces New Shelter Beds as Cold Death Toll Rises [NYT]
- In a Shuttered Macy’s, You Can Feel the Pulse of Fulton Street [NYT]
- Brooklyn Venues Targeted for Phone Thefts During Concerts [The Guardian]
- Woman’s Remains Found Stuffed in Bag in East ‘Burg Basement [NYP]
- Party Boat Operator Shirks Damages After Domino Park Crash [NYP]
- Warby Parker Opens Downtown Brooklyn Store at City Point [BP]
- This Tugboat Is Why You’re Not Freezing Right Now [The City]
- Deborah Masters, Sculptor and Advocate for Brooklyn, Dies [Gothamist]
- Nearly 2K People Without Power in Brooklyn After Saturday Outage [CBS]
- Permits Filed for 1409 Bedford Avenue in Crown Heights [NYY]
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Jeeze they really skimped on the bathroom finishes. When you’re asking a rent like that can you really cheap out like that?
Fort Greene Italianate With Plasterwork, Marble Mantels Asks $25K a MonthGreat house and one of the best locations in a dynamic and beautiful neighborhood but that rent means a very transient occupancy or tenancy...hhm suspect a near future sale
Fort Greene Italianate With Plasterwork, Marble Mantels Asks $25K a MonthYep I was thinking the same thing. If the future space is for the grandparents then ideally grandpa and grandma need the lower unit so yeah this looks like a functional mistake. You won't want them dealing with all those stairs ( the knees and hips get arthritic :). Great modern house all the same and congrats to the owners
The Insider: Greenpoint Townhouse Flexes to Evolve With Growing FamilyLovely home. I am curious about people's thinking when the designate a third floor apartment as a future space for grandparents. Wouldn't it be better to put that use on a ground floor?
The Insider: Greenpoint Townhouse Flexes to Evolve With Growing Family