You’d think a 9,000-square-foot, three-story penthouse would be too big to hide, but this mega-trophy property has the unique distinction of being tucked beneath the iconic copper mansard rooftop of Hampshire House at 150 Central Park South. It must have been pretty well hidden, because a 2020
New York City will expand its use of cutting-edge sensor technology to track road usage and inform safer, more data-driven street design. Department of Transportation Commissioner Mike Flynn on Tuesday announced that the agency will install privacy-protected sensors, first piloted in 2023, at about
Carefully considered in every detail, this renovation of a vintage row house is a study in pale neutrals and harmonious shapes. The overhaul of the three-story building was planned and executed by architect Jeff Etelamaki, who founded Gowanus-based Etelamaki Architecture in 2002. His clients were ne
A new park with a small beach officially opened in Greenpoint this week, one tiny step toward completing the very delayed Bushwick Inlet Park. The city’s Parks Department on Wednesday celebrated the opening of the new “Motiva” parcel, a roughly 1.7-acre waterfront greenspace with r
The world’s first traveling inflatable art exhibition is opening a permanent location in New York City. The Balloon Museum will open at the historic Tin Building in the Seaport District on July 15, bringing its unique large-scale installations to a 58,000-square-foot space that formerly housed Jean-
by Lesley Cosme Torres, Bronx Times To commemorate National Homeownership Month, Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Department of Buildings (DOB) Commissioner Ahmed Tigani launched the city’s No-Penalty Inspection Program. From June 1 to June 10, New York City homeowners and small property owners can access f
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The former home of Manhattan’s only Planned Parenthood clinic in Noho is set to become luxury condos. The Landmarks Preservation Commission this week approved a plan to convert the Classical Revival-style commercial building at 26 Bleecker Street into 15 luxury condominium residences. Planned
The Hit Factory at 421 West 54th Street has a storied history as the recording studio where rock greats like John Lennon, the Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Paul Simon, Billy Joel, Madonna, and Michael Jackson created platinum records. Asking $1,395,000, this one-bedroom-plus-office condo has a
A benefit of an apartment that includes the parlor level of a Park Slope brownstone is the potential for some rich detail. That potential is met in this interior with woodwork, a built-in, stained glass transoms, and an impressive stained glass skylight in the dining room. The duplex also includes&h
The food hall at Fifth Avenue’s landmarked Lord & Taylor building will finally open later this month, making the historic Midtown property accessible to the public for the first time since the department store closed in 2019. Shaver Hall, a 35,000-square-foot dining and entertainment desti
Plans for a major renovation of the historic Studio 54 theater moved forward on Monday. The City Planning Commission certified Roundabout Theatre Company’s application for a special permit to generate bonus floor area to enable a $100 million rehabilitation of the Manhattan theater, which has
It's a new month with great new rentals to go along with it. Where to start? A good place is with the ones StreetEasy users themselves love. Check out the five most popular rental listings of the week, which include a 2-bedroom in Two Bridges with a washing machine and a Park Slope 1-bedroom with a
by Kirstyn Brendlen, Brooklyn Paper The fight over proposed high-rise development Monitor Point ramped up last week as the project finally came before the City Council. After scoring a long-term lease of an MTA-owned plot of land at 40 Quay Street in 2021, waterfront property in Greenpoint adjacent
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Bed Stuy residents are planning to pack a Brooklyn courtroom Wednesday in a fight over the future of a large parking lot behind the landmarked Girls High School on Nostrand Avenue. Locals will face the city in court for a second time in the case, in which they are asking Kings… Read More >
New Yorkers are ready to party like it’s 1999. The New York Knicks are just days away from beginning their first NBA Finals run in 27 years, bringing a level of excitement to the city not seen in three decades. With official watch parties outside Madison Square Garden off the table following t
Finding a studio in Manhattan for under $500K can be pretty challenging, and often means making certain concessions, like living in a walk-up or even a building without laundry. But sometimes you find a place that ticks all the boxes, including the price. For example, take 225 E. 73rd St. #5F. Our D
The Metropolitan Museum of Art on Tuesday launched free membership for New Yorkers enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The initiative is offered through the new “Explorer Membership” level, which provides one year of free membership, access to member preview days, a dig
Plans to turn Manhattan’s 34th Street into a dedicated busway are back on. Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the city’s Department of Transportation (DOT) on Tuesday announced that work will restart on the busway, which will cover just over a mile of the corridor from Third to Ninth Avenues. Plan
