This house at 615 2nd Street in Park Slope will be a nice test for the upper end of the market. It's a big ole limestone (4,660 square feet) with lots of original detail that appears to be in excellent
What's a better deal for your hard-earned dollar? Which is a better deal? ( polls)70 Washington Street, #11V [Sotheby's] GMAP100 Jay Street, #16F [DG Neary] GMAP
Dumbo may not have its middle school yet, but at least it's getting a new option for the under-6 set. The ground-floor retail space at 85 Adams (aka The Beacon) has been leased by Imagine Early Learning Centers, a chain
At the end of last month, the DOB approved plans for a new four-story, four-family house at 19 Lefferts Place in Clinton Hill. (It's just the left half of the plywood frontage.) The developers managed to pick the site up
Borough Hall Farmers Market. Photo by Courtney C. Kim Deal & Co. Rock McCarren Park Pool [Jezebel]Could 4th Ave Septa Murder Been Avoided? [GL]Crashes Claim Lives of 2 NYC Cyclists [Streetsblog]Mellow 'Piazza Day' on Montague [McBrooklyn]Smith Street Bastille Day '08
Here's one of the You Tube vids of yesterday's Giglio festival in Williamsburg. The person who uploaded the footage writes, "Forget the hipster B.S. - the highlight of the year in Williamsburg Brooklyn is the OLMC Feast of the Giglio!
Here are some of the topics posted on The Forum today:Insurance for Office/Residential SpaceInspection of Meters on Heating-Oil TruckRenter Hasn't Responded to Lease RenewalRemoving a Storm Window - DIY or Help?Routine Check of Sewer and Water Lines?
Is French filmmaker Michel Gondry calling Brooklyn home nowadays? Peut-être. Last week a house on Orient Avenue in East Williamsburg changed hands for a little over a million bucks, and the buyer was ID'd in public records as Gondry. The
The Landmarks Preservation Commission intends this Tuesday to officially begin considering designating a Prospect Heights Historic District, according to a release from the Municipal Art Society. If approved, city law would prevent some 750 buildings on 21 blocks in Prospect
Wallabout. Photo by Frank Lynch.'A Year in the Park' Gets Some Well-Deserved Love [NY Times]Let's Milk Another Story Out of the Slope Parking Hiatus! [NY Times]Treasury Acts to Shore Up Fannie and Freddie [NY Times]Preparing a Co-op With an Artistic
Six weeks after the announcement (and subsequent media frenzy) that the next installment of the MTV show The Real World would take place in the BellTel in Downtown Brooklyn, a blog by the agency that books appearances for the show's
Yesterday Reps Anthony Weiner, Nydia Velázquez and residents held a press conference calling for the Environmental Protection Agency to be declare the Newtown Creek a Superfund site. New York Shitty was on the scene and took the video above. "We
We checked out the Nu Hotel on Friday afternoon and, we gotta say, we were very positively surprised. Billed as Brooklyn's first boutique hotel, the Nu had its soft opening a week ago and we saw one (screamingly unhip) tourist
The the demolition of the beautiful old Powerhouse on Kent Avenue at Division Avenue continues apace, with large portions of the building's rear already destroyed. Con Ed, which decided to raze the building rather than explore adaptive reuse opportunities, has
Recognizing the significant role that restaurants play in shaping the character and desirability of a neighborhood—and the fact that the major review sources have yet to comprehensively cover Brooklyn—we're launching a new feature today. Every day at noon, we'll run
Property prices are dropping on both sides of the Pond - and in New York, you get more pad for your pound. So should you be considering a Manhattan transfer? As part of our Cheap Issue, Lisa Mullen enlists experts
The Orbach Group, the Fort Lee-based owners of 3,000 luxury apartments in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, has purchased 13 five-story buildings in Manhattan for $70 million.The 254 units, on West 49th Street between Eighth and Ninth avenues, will be renovated
The Orbach Group, owners of 3,000 luxury apartments in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, bought 13 five- story buildings in Manhattan for $70 million.The 254 units on West 49th Street between Eighth and Ninth avenues will be renovated as current tenants
We read with glee and expectation the Sunday Times article by Vivian S. Toy on landlords in higher-end apartment buildings offering incentives to prospective tenants. Could it really be happening? Could free rent and paid-off broker fees finally be the
