Demolition of Troubled Brooklyn Mirage to Proceed Amidst Bankruptcy Battle
by Kirstyn Brendlen, Brooklyn Paper Full demolition of the Brooklyn Mirage has been approved and is...
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Bushwick’s Shuttered Brooklyn Mirage Was Structurally Unsound, DOB Says
by Kirstyn Brendlen, Brooklyn Paper As its failure to open sent owner Avant Gardner into bankruptcy...
Brooklyn Sees Most Housing Development in NYC in Past 13 Years, Data Shows
The majority of the city’s housing development over the past 13 years has been in north and northw...
Pols Hit With Anonymous 311 Complaints Against Homes, Offices
By Jada Camille, Brooklyn Paper In the midst of a heady campaign season, southern Brooklyn counci...
Preservationists Hope New Landmarks Rules Will Better Protect Historic Buildings, Prevent Demos
A new plan announced by the Mayor’s Office to fortify protections for vulnerable historic building...
Preservationists Protest Demolition of Landmarked Buildings Across City
Angered by the razing of landmarked or calendared properties throughout New York City -- including t...
Bed Stuy’s Dangler Mansion Razed in Hours. Now a Stop Work Order Has Been Issued (Video)
There were tears on Willoughby Avenue Thursday night as a crowd gathered to watch the demolition of ...
Workers Tear Into Bed Stuy’s Beloved Dangler Mansion After Landmarks Fails to Act (Updated)
The clock has run out on efforts to save Bed Stuy’s Jacob Dangler mansion: The New York City Depar...
Landmarking vs. Demolition: What Work Can Be Done While Permits Are Processed?
It’s a drama that plays out time and again in Brooklyn: An application for a demolition permit is ...
In New York There Is a Legal Difference Between a Basement and a Cellar
Editor’s note: This story is an update of one that ran in 2016. Read the original here. Unbekno...
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