Our picks for open houses to check out this weekend are found in Prospect Park South, Williamsburg, Kensington, and Bay Ridge. They range in price from $875,000 to $4.25 million. 116 Buckingham Road Price: $4.25 million Area: Prospect Park South Broker: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices (Peter Gumas)
The Trump administration on Thursday agreed to release nearly $60 million in federal funding for the Second Avenue Subway extension, ending a monthslong dispute that began during October’s government shutdown. According to the New York Times, in a letter filed in Federal Claims Court, a lawyer for t
Though some 583,000 people are buried there, the 478-acre Green-Wood Cemetery has always been more than a burial ground. The Brooklyn cemetery served as a verdant 19th-century escape, and it has since been a unique destination for events, nature study, and more. This weekend, the cemetery will offic
Open Streets returns to New York City to commemorate Earth Day. Earth Day is Wednesday, April 22. Here are some free events to celebrate the planet. [ more › ]
The Roosevelt Island Steam Plant was built in 1939. Some residents said the city wasn't being transparent about the health risks. Others feared a new apartment building. [ more › ]
by Gabriele Holtermann, Brooklyn Paper The puppets and puppeteers at Puppetworks in Park Slope are preparing to take their final bow at the theater they have called home for the past 35 years. The four-story building on the corner of 6th Avenue and 4th Street that houses the puppet theater has been&
In the News Where Has All of New York City’s Outdoor Dining Gone? [NYT] Tower or Tree-Lined Street? A Brooklynite Weighs Options [NYT] NYC to Spend $4 Billion From Pension Funds on Affordable Homes [NYT] Videos Show Officers… Read More >The post Daily Links: Brooklyn Pol Pushes to Expand O
After more than five years of prodding from local residents, elected officials and the MTA, Columbia University will partially pay for accessibility upgrades to the No. 1 line’s towering 125th Street station, THE CITY has learned. The Ivy League school will contribute $33 million for an elevator lin
Fifteen home health aides started what they called an indefinite hunger strike on Thursday after the City Council failed to advance a bill banning 24-hour shifts, an issue that has roiled the mostly immigrant women working in the home care industry and the vulnerable patients who rely on their round
Federal agents wait outside a courtroom at New York Federal Plaza Immigration Court in the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building. The governor said she’s expanded her proposal to limit local cooperation with federal immigration authorities. [ more › ]
While Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration has so far focused on affordability for renters, the mayor announced a plan to help landlords on Thursday. A new program managed by the city will reduce the cost of property and liability insurance for affordable and rent-stabilized housing. As the N
Thousands of revelers who dressed as Santa Claus and other famous characters participate in the annual SantaCon pub crawl in 2025 Federal investigators say organizer Stefan Pildes bilked tens of thousands of people by claiming the proceeds were going to charity. [ more › ]
Lincoln Center on Thursday revealed the lineup for its fifth annual Summer for the City festival, which brings hundreds of free events and performances to the iconic arts campus. Running from June 10 through August 8, the festival transforms the 16-acre campus into a vibrant cultural hub, activating
Around 11 p.m. one night in January, a Long Island couple was driving back to their home in Hicksville when Nassau County police pulled them over for having a suspended registration. The officers searched the car and claimed to have found drugs inside. The couple was held overnight at the prec
As New York City’s shelter population remains high, legislators are taking aim at an intake process that requires homeless families to prove they are indeed homeless to city investigators. The city’s Prevention Assistance and Temporary Housing (PATH) intake center in the Bronx, the entry
Inside, this two-floor apartment in the Standish at 171 Columbia Heights looks for all the world like the gracious pre-war co-ops and townhouses that surround it in historic Brooklyn Heights. But this 1,786-square-foot home has the convenience of full-service condo living in a converted Beaux-Arts h
A federal judge said she is “very, very troubled” by a pattern of errors and foot-dragging by city lawyers in a class-action lawsuit over in vitro fertilization benefits for gay men covered by the city’s health plan. The suit, filed in May 2024, alleges the city is violating the rights of gay male e
It's no secret that the NYC rental market is crowded and competitive –– and not just for renters. For property managers, success comes down to generating fast, qualified leads that result in units getting rented quickly and profitably. StreetEasy surfaces insights into views, messages, shares, and d
On the garden level of an 1850s row house, this one-bedroom unit still has a marble mantel in place as well as more modern amenities. Central air is included in the rental price and there is access to laundry in a separate mudroom. The row house at 236 Dean Street sits… Read More >The post
El programa especial de alimentos suplementarios para mujeres, bebés y niños (WIC por sus siglas en inglés) —uno de los pocos programas federales abiertos a solicitantes independientemente de su estatus migratorio— proporciona alimentos a niños menores de 5 años, así como a mujeres embarazadas, en p
