We got our hands on Corcoran's Q2 sales data, and it shows that the state of the Brooklyn market isn't quite as precarious as the Times made it out to be. The median price per square foot sales price of

This four-story, three-family limestone at 64 Lefferts Place on the southern edge of Clinton Hill has some beautiful original detail (we're particularly taken with the plaster moldings shown in the bedroom and, in this slideshow, in the stairwell). We're less

Yesterday blogger McBrooklyn posted a progress report on the $25,000 emergency repair job going on at 100 Clark Street in Brooklyn Heights. As you may recall, this is the site that required a dramatic emergency demolition over Memorial Day weekend,

This isn't exactly front-page news, but, hey, it's a slow news week and, well, it is an eye-catching awning!

This listing at 345 Montgomery Street in Crown Heights had us at the lobby! The idea of getting a generously-sized prewar two-bedroom for just $249,000 also has a certain appeal. A couple of downers though: One, this apartment is on

Now Open: Eton205 Sackett Street; Carroll GardensThis Carroll Gardens spot opened yesterday, offering free samples of dumplings and "shave ice" to the neighbors. Their hearty dumplings — stuffed with pork and beef, chicken and mushrooms, or lentils, mushroom, and tofu

Late last week, construction equipment and a new fence arrived at the mostly vacant lot near the entrance to the Union Street subway station on 4th Avenue. The visible signs of pending redevelopment are backed up by the fact that

All is more or less well in Manhattan real estate, according to the second-quarter market reports. Big-ticket developments like the Plaza kept the average sales price on the island at $1.67 million, only a 1- to 3-percent dip from the

Fishing in Bay Ridge. Photo by greenbk. Video Spurs Changes at Kings Co. Hospital [NY Times]Drivers' Strike Stalls New York City Construction [NY Times]Starbucks Closing 600 Stores in the U.S. [NY Daily News]Size of Budget Spending Increases Up for Debate

Toyota is looking to boost sales at its little-known prefabricated-housing division with an aggressive advertising campaign and ecofriendly flourishes that link the homes with its planned plug-in vehicles.

In case you didn't make it to Monday night's meeting on the future of Brooklyn Bridge Park, fear not! We've got some of the renderings up here and Curbed has some more. The two big take-aways from the meeting? 17

IndyMac is working with U.S. regulators on a plan to shore up the company's "safety and soundness."

Fort Greene. Photo by kizzzbeth. Park It in Gowanus: Slope Parking Dream Coming to an End [Curbed]Good News/Bad News: Smith Street's CloverClub [Eater]Heights History: Applegate on Beecher [BHB]What Bites on Summer Nights [Flatbush Gardener]Proselytizing in Slope Playgrounds [GL]Ikea's Benevolent Despotism

Seems like bike lanes are being added to Brooklyn every day. Last week, a few Slope streets got new ones, including Sackett and Lincoln.

Here are some of the topics posted on The Forum today:Help! Need Lead Paint Removal RecsFixing Broken Parlor Floor Beam?Advice/Recs for Soda Blasting Interior Brick?Complying with Handicap Accessibility in 2-Family?Granite or Corian Better for Resale?

Atlantic City, N.J., is adding as many as 3,000 hotel rooms this year and planning new offerings including spas in a bid to remake itself as a destination that appeals to visitors looking to do more than gamble.