Queens just might be NYC's best borough to live in. It's incredibly diverse, contains a wide variety of neighborhoods, and offers better affordability than its counterparts. There's plenty to do as well, from catching a Mets game to checking out MoMA PS1 or simply enjoying one of its many parks. It'
The only thing that can rival living right near a New York City park may be having a private slice of outdoor space to call your own. But what if you could have both? 466 15th St. #15 is the best of both worlds: mere feet from Prospect Park, with its own private rooftop deck — all for under $7
New York City is ramping up efforts to curb bus fare evasion, with agents now using handheld devices to verify payments. During a Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board meeting last week, NYC Transit President Demetrius Crichlow said that with the adoption of the tap-and-go OMNY system, the tra
This graceful four-story brownstone at 787 Carroll Street is among the rare Brooklyn finds of its kind, with all of the unspoiled architectural details history buffs crave and a stem-to-stern renovation that spared no expense. With an owner’s triplex above and a renovated garden flat below, th
On the top floor of an 1890s apartment building, this Clinton Hill unit has original style with high ceilings, mantels, wood floors, and pocket doors. The renovated unit also has the potential for a bit of private outdoor space on the roof. The elevator building is at 126 Greene Avenue,… Read
Mayor Zohran Mamdani took to Brooklyn on two wheels Wednesday to announce plans for 10-mile “bike boulevards” along Bergen and Dean Streets. Joining the Bergen Bike Bus, a weekly caravan of parents and students who bike to school together, Mamdani said the city’s Department of Transporta
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There’s nothing like summer in New York City, when friends meet up to enjoy the sun in the park or on a front stoop — or, if they’re lucky, a friend’s patio. If you dream of being that friend with private outdoor space, know that it doesn’t have to come with a seven-fig
With spring weather finally blossoming in New York City, so has the annual mural on Union Square’s 14th Street Busway. Now in its sixth year, the corridor has received a vibrant makeover, this time featuring artist Shantell Martin’s “Get Outside,” a mural encouraging viewers to reconnect with the ou
New York is moving forward with the redevelopment of the sprawling Aqueduct Racetrack site in South Ozone Park. Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday announced the start of the community engagement and planning process for 100 acres of the state-owned Queens racetrack, which will close this summer before mov
A new 21-story Midtown East building combining affordable and supportive housing for unhoused women launched a lottery this week for 51 low-income apartments. Located at 225 East 25th Street, in between Grand Central and the United Nations headquarters, Willow Tree Residences has 130 residential apa
An affordable housing lottery has launched for a new 14-story development on Atlantic Avenue in East New York. The 233-unit building replaced neighborhood icon Mrs. Maxwell's Bakery and its parking lot. Included in the lottery for the project, dubbed 2700 Atlantic Avenue Apartments and located at 27
This week, a look back at four of our featured listings from six months ago focuses on homes in Park Slope, Boerum Hill, Crown Heights, and Prospect Lefferts Gardens. How did they fare? First up, this renovated Park Slope brownstone has a roof deck and landscaped rear yard. This former Open…
by Barbara Russo-Lennon, amNY New Yorkers with tiny apartments will soon have room to own a bike on the street, thanks to a new program launched by the NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) on Monday. DOT Commissioner Mike Flynn announced the Secure Bike Parking Program, in which workers will build
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Every week, we share the most popular sale listing of the week in NYC, as selected by you, our StreetEasy users. The most popular sale for May 4, 2026 is an unbelievable Upper West Side 2-bedroom condo with easy Riverside Park access. Upper West Side 2-bedroom near the park asks $1.595M Location: 53
The cost to ride PATH trains officially increased from $3 to $3.25 on Monday as part of the system’s transformative service upgrades. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey says the fare hike will help fund its $45 billion 2026-2035 Capital Plan, which has modernized the 118-year-old sy
Two historic landmarked properties owned by the family of the state’s first Black gynecologist have been listed for sale for $8.25 million following years of speculation about what would happen at the sites. The grand mansion at 375 Stuyvesant Avenue in Bed Stuy and Paul Robeson Theater (originally
Two prominent New York City developers have teamed up to build a 149-unit rental tower on a parking lot in Hudson Square. MAG Partners and Global Holdings last week signed a long-term lease with Trinity Church for 122 Varick Street, where the joint venture plans to construct a 192,000-square-foot pr
For design and architecture enthusiasts, the return of spring means house tour season and the chance to ogle the interiors of private homes. Brooklynites will be throwing open the doors to their dwellings this month for the return of the Prospect Lefferts Gardens House & Garden Tour. The 52nd ed
