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February 23rd, 2026
Daily Links: Up to 18 Inches of Snow Recorded Across Brooklyn
- Winter Storm Remains Intense as It Blasts Region With Snow [NYT]
- NYC Public Schools Will Have a Snow Day on Monday [NYT]
- Brooklynites React to Mamdani’s First 50 Days in Office [BP]
- Up to 18 Inches Recorded As Travel Ban Remains in Effect [BP]
- Notorious Greenpoint Landlord Moves to Sell 67 West Street [Greenpointers]
- With Fixes Still Up in the Air, Will BQE Become Own Big Dig? [Gothamist]
- NY Lawmakers Seek Rent Control to Protect Small Businesses [Gothamist]
- Mayor Resumes Fines for Failure to Compost in NYC [Gothamist]
- Brooklyn-Based Club Lambda Set to Permanently Close [Gay City News]
- Clinton Hill, Sunny-Side Up [Curbed]
- Is Dignified Jail Design Even Possible? [Dwell]
- What to Do About Illegal Subletters [TRD]
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ICE Has Doubled Its Presence in Notorious Brooklyn JailI remember this before the renovations. Renovations & improvements are wonderful. Very nice work indeed. Anywho... Believe everything is too pricey IMHO. And the chairs on the grass...??? Believe will be offered under Asking. All the best.
Renovated One-Bedroom in Windsor Terrace With Built-ins Asks $635KThis is really nice. My one quibble is that the Stove being inset in that alcove would make for an awkward and cramped cooking experience. You have to take the pan or pot out and around a wall to pour the contents into a bowl. Also the ability to move pans, do a "wok flip", or any of the other kinetic activities of cooking happens in a constrained space. But if the in-la apartment is really a nice hotel room for visiting grandparents who are going to be eating out or ordering in most meals, it won't matter.
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