The proposed redesign of Park Avenue could bring back lush green spaces to the iconic corridor’s medians. The city’s Department of Transportation (DOT) unveiled two potential plans to overhaul an 11-block stretch from East 46th to East 57th Streets, both of which would widen the medians
New York City’s first full casino has arrived. After many years and a competition for downstate gaming licenses, Resorts World New York City opened in Queens on Tuesday as the first casino in the five boroughs to offer live table games. Located next to the Aqueduct Racetrack in Jamaica, the ex
It has been a mystery for decades, with its chained doors and boarded up windows, but sunlight is finally illuminating the interior of an Italianate brownstone in Brooklyn Heights, providing a glimpse of some tantalizing details. Brownstoner had a chance to walk, carefully, through the interior of 1
With Brooklyn becoming more and more popular, it seems like $1 million in today's real estate market doesn't stretch as far as it used to. But all is not lost, and there are plenty of worthwhile finds in prime locations in the borough. Whether it's a prewar Park Slope co-op with original details or
As G train riders may face the third straight summer of service disruptions, Brooklyn officials on Tuesday called on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to limit future shutdowns to overnight hours. The agency last week shared plans with local lawmakers to shut down G train service for 10 week
The first images have been revealed for a new 18-story luxury condo taking shape on a tree-lined block in Murray Hill. Developed by the Continuum Company and Aksoy Holding and designed by INC Architecture & Design, The Morgan at 38 East 35th Street will include contemporary residences ranging fr
A late 19th century Romanesque Revival style Crown Heights church, which was landmarked by the city in the 1970s, is on the market as a potential development site. Part of the site is included in the recent Atlantic Avenue rezoning. The historic St. Bartholomew's Church, its rectory, and parish hall
by Ethan Stark-Miller, amNY The Mamdani administration said on Tuesday that it is beginning the physical work of delivering on the mayor’s campaign pledge to make buses faster by resuming construction on the redesign of Brooklyn’s Flatbush Avenue. City Department of Transportation Commissioner Mike
In the News Dumbo Projection Project Volume 7 Brings Art to Life Under BQE [BP] Museum on Wheels Rolls Back Through Brooklyn [BP] Change at Lefferts Historic House in Prospect Park to Continue [BK Reader] City Begins Work… Read More >The post Daily Links: Carroll Garden’s Favorite Ca
New York’s first-ever deputy mayor for economic justice says her job is to grow the economy by delivering on Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s agenda for helping those who need it the most. In: Affordable housing, free childcare and city-owned grocery stores. Out: Billions in tax breaks and incentives to
The celebrated chefs behind some of New York City’s most acclaimed restaurants are opening a new spot in one of the city’s most iconic buildings. James Beard Award-winning duo Rita Sodi and Jody Williams will open a location of their Bar Pisellino at the base of the landmarked Flatiron B
The palatial duplex at 15 Central Park West that once belonged to Sting is once again for sale. Spanning 5,417 square feet, the trophy home in the Robert A.M. Stern-designed “limestone Jesus” has dizzying park views in addition to its celebrity history. As 6sqft previously reported, the
There’s something quintessentially Manhattan cool about the East Village, home to countless cultural institutions and restaurants as well as several parks. Also very cool? A loft-like apartment with a sleeping area and super high ceilings. If you’re on the hunt for something in this whee
An affordable housing lottery has launched for 20 apartments in a new nine-story development on Nostrand Avenue in Midwood. The beige brick building includes a total of 74 apartments, as well as a gym and community center. There are 20 one- and two-bedroom apartments in the lottery for the building
This week, a look back at four of our featured listings from six months ago focuses on homes in Midwood Park, Windsor Terrace, Sunset Park, and Ditmas Park. How did they fare? First up, for a home hunter looking for room to spread out, this early 20th century Midwood Park standalone… Read Mor
A 27-foot-tall recreation of a Buddha statue destroyed by the Taliban 25 years ago now towers over 10th Avenue from the High Line. The High Line installed Tuan Andrew Nguyen’s “The Light That Shines Through the Universe” last week above the intersection of 10th Avenue and 30th Stre
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City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events and public hearings, plus affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon. A rally for the since-passed Fair Chance for Housing Act in 2022. The City Council will hold an oversight hearing this week on the impact of this and othe
New York City’s airspace, one of the nation’s busiest, is getting a new addition: electric flying taxis between John F. Kennedy International Airport and Manhattan. Joby Aviation on Monday announced the completion of the first point-to-point trip of its electric air taxi, developed as part of a fede
Instead of paying sky-high ticket prices and $150 NJ Transit train fares, New York soccer fans can attend free World Cup watch parties hosted in every borough. Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Gov. Kathy Hochul, along with the NYNJ 2026 World Cup Host Committee, on Monday announced five official fan experie
