People searching for Brooklyn homes on the Real Estate Board of New York's ResidentialNYC web portal are most likely to look for properties in Park Slope, Bay Ridge or Bedford-Stuyvesant, according to an article in this morning's Eagle. The Slope
Yesterday the City Council voted in favor of congestion pricing "by an unusually slim margin," according to the Times. Nay votes from many Brooklyn and Queens Councilmembers contributed to that 30-20 outcome, per a pdf sent out by the Queens
As Curbed noted yesterday and the Post picked up on today, the city is once again trying to get developers interested in expanding the House of Detention on Atlantic Ave. and adding ground-floor retail to the building. The consortium known
The gorgeous limestone mansions at 404 and 408 Stuyvesant Avenue in Stuyvesant Heights have both been on the market for over a year. (In the case of Number 404, it's been about 18 months since the owner tried an auction
This week Brooklyn Heights flexed its muscles and blew every other neighborhood out of the water with the 82 State sale. We're wondering if it'll make the top 10 list for '08's priciest residential deals in Brooklyn. 1. BROOKLYN HEIGHTS
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A few days ago the Brooklyn Academy of Music unveiled the new glass canopy outside its landmark Peter Jay Sharp building. The multi-million-dollar restoration of most of the building was completed a few years ago, and BAM's website says the
Sleepy old town, sleepy old town. A couple weeks ago, Blue Ribbon and Blue Ribbon Sushi put an end to the chainlet's signature late-night hours on 5th Avenue. Blue Ribbon, which stayed open until 2am Monday through Thursday and 4
We've already professed our love for this1887 Renaissance Revival building at 279 Sterling Place in Prospect Heights. Now one of the lower duplexes is on the market. The main living area on the first floor of the former public school
BFC Partners, the developer of the new building at 150 Myrtle Avenue (and a Brownstoner advertiser as of today), is courting Apple to locate its first Brooklyn store on the ground floor, said partner Joseph Ferrara. The tower is expected
Here are some of the topics posted on the Forum today:Property Line: Does Adverse Possession Apply?Repairing or Replacing Window Screens?Should I Worry About Sagging Support Beams?Evicting Someone from a Co-op?How Much Does Wallpaper Installation Cost?
CEP News) Washington - U.S. construction spending fell 0.3% in February, less than the full percentage point drop economists expected in the month. Spending totalled $1.121 trillion in February, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday.
Each of the three possible candidates for nomination as their party's presidential nominee has made major speeches recently spotlighting their solutions to the housing and subprime mortgage crisis .
CEP News) Washington - Treasury undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence Stuart Levey told the Senate Finance Committee Tuesday that in the four years since his office was established, the use of financial information has become critical in the global
CEP News) Washington - The Federal Reserve announced Tuesday that it will provide a set of maps and data illustrating subprime and alt-A mortgage loan conditions across the U.S. on the New York Fed Bank website.
XXI Century Investments Public Limited (LSE: XXIC), one of Ukraine's leading real estate investment, development and property management companies, today announces the opening of Kvadrat Perova shopping centre. Kvadrat Perova is the first hypermarket gallery format shopping and entertainment complex
At once three the biggest trading networks have attracted attention of Antimonopoly committee of Ukraine. Committee suspect supermarkets in Kyiv of monopoly abuse on the market. The matter is about such network like "Furshet", "Velyka kyshenya" and "Fozzy". "Silpo", "Fora",
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