New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani signs an Executive Order establishing the Mayor's Office of LGBTQIA+ Affairs and appoints Taylor Brown as Director at the Brooklyn Community Pride Center on Friday, March 13, 2026. The civil rights attorney brings a background in LGBTQ+ legal fights and personal ex
The Central United Methodist Church, on Hanson Place in Fort Greene, will likely see major transformation after the Landmarks Preservation Commission approved plans for a 285-foot apartment tower rising from its base. At a Tuesday meeting, commissioners unanimously signed off on the revised plans fo
by Kirstyn Brendlen, Brooklyn Paper After two years of delays and disputes, the developers of the Gowanus Green — the massive affordable housing development set to be built atop one of the most toxic sites in Gowanus — appear to see a light at the end of a long, sludgy tunnel. The… Read More > The p
In the News MTA Aims to Replace Thousands of Aging 1980s Subway Cars [NYT] Read More > The post Daily Links: Organizers Say Coney Island Mermaid Parade at Risk Without Funding appeared first on Brownstoner.
Changes coming to the east side of Prospect Park will keep cyclists from tangling with pedestrians and motorists in areas like this one. Mayor Zohran Mamdani has made moves to expedite the installation of new bike lanes across the city, many of which were sidelined under his predecessor Eric Adams.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani is continuing a part of his predecessor’s budgeting legacy: using New Yorkers’ water bills as a piggy bank for the city budget. The Mamdani administration is following a pattern set under former Mayor Eric Adams by calling for the collection of $313 million in charges imposed on
An oceanfront Hamptons estate once owned by a diamond magnate has hit the market for $45 million. As first reported by the New York Post, the home at 15 Dune Road in Bridgehampton was built by the late Ara Arslanian, a Belgian-American diamond dealer who bought the property in the early 1980s and di
Michael Griffin, a member of the Jersey City Council, said police will be more engaged with communities with the end of fixed-post patrols. The new mayor, with a new public safety director, touted the reforms as ways to build community trust. [ more › ]
This new-construction two-family townhouse at 819 Dean Street at the convergence of Prospect Heights, Clinton Hill, and Crown Heights has 4,615 square feet of indoor living space, too many outdoor areas to count, and sunlight in every direction. Instantly recognizable on a classic Brooklyn block, th
After revising their original proposal, developers won Landmarks Preservation Commission approval Tuesday to build an apartment building on top of a historic Fort Greene church. Developer Stretke, along with architects FXCollaborative and ADP Architects, got the green light for the project at 144 St
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This sprawling 1890s flat has been modernized with an open kitchen and updated bathrooms, and boasts three bedrooms. The Clinton, at 275 Clinton Avenue, has a prime setting on Clinton Hill's scenic, mansion-filled avenue. Plans for an apartment house to replace a mansion on elegant Clinton Avenue ca
E-bike riders and cyclists will no longer face criminal summonses for low-level offenses, as Mayor Zohran Mamdani rolls back a policy of his predecessor. On Wednesday, Mamdani announced that, beginning March 27, the NYPD will rescind a policy introduced under former Mayor Eric Adams that issued crim
The Department of Housing Preservation and Development's workshops will help organizations learn more about the city's planning and building processes—a response to an uptick in faith-based and mission driven groups looking to build housing on their land. The post City to Offer Free Classes for Reli
One thing Douglas Segulja has learned from years of architectural practice is this: "Never take the initial call at face value. The project often grows into something entirely different." That's what happened with this turn-of-the-20th-century brownstone, which had such serious structural issues it
by Olivia Seaman, Brooklyn Paper A long-overlooked corner of Prospect Park is poised for a major transformation. City officials and community leaders gathered Monday morning to mark the start of construction on the Vale, an eight-acre site in the park’s northeast section that will undergo a $37.5 mi
In the News Couple Behind Ample Hills Returns With Burgers [NYT] Read More > The post Daily Links: Landlords Rebuff Toxin Testing at Meeker Avenue Plume Site appeared first on Brownstoner.
"Homeless and at-risk New Yorkers need a lifeline in the immediate term, and the governor must join the Assembly and the Senate in expanding the HAVP pilot to $250 million." The post Opinion: Expand NY’s Housing Access Voucher Program appeared first on City Limits.
The funding will support internships for CUNY student journalists at two nonprofit newsrooms, City Limits and THE CITY, where Tom Robbins served as editor at different chapters in his storied journalism career. The post New Investigative Reporting Fund Honors Late Journalist Tom Robbins appeared fir
New York City could gain roughly 25,000 basement, attic, and backyard apartments, also known as accessory dwelling units (ADUs), over the next 15 years under rezoning rules approved in 2024. The city on Wednesday released a series of new tools to help New Yorkers navigate the process, including a li
