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
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&
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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
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
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
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
Only 450 square feet is not a lot of living space no matter how you slice it, but a talented team of design pros made the most of them in the shipshape renovation of a diminutive one-story building that once served as a local tailor's shop. The client, an American expat… Read More >The pos
An affordable housing lottery has opened in a modern 13-story building in Brownsville that includes a total of 142 apartments, all dedicated to seniors. 47 of the units can be deemed truly affordable. The building is located beside the elevated train tracks along Livonia Avenue, between Mother Gasto
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The Landmarks Preservation Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to approve the demolition of two mid-20th-century commercial buildings in Tribeca’s historic district to make way for a luxury residential development. Proposed by SilverLining Development, the 8-story project at 31–35 Lispenard Street
Governor Kathy Hochul on Wednesday proposed a yearly tax on non-primary residences in New York City. After resisting calls to tax high-income earners led by progressive leaders like Mayor Zohran Mamdani, the governor is now embracing a surcharge on secondary homes in the five boroughs valued at $5 m
Harlem is a world of its own, teeming with culture, energy, and a vibrancy that has to be felt to be understood. In terms of housing, the options are endless and range from historic brownstones to prewar apartments to contemporary condos. No two blocks in Harlem are the same, but one thing that stay
Want to move to Manhattan Valley? This northern enclave of the Upper West Side sits below Morningside Park and has great access to Central Park, transportation, restaurants, museums…you name it, Manhattan Valley has got it. While prices on the UWS are some of the priciest in Manhattan, there&#
On Berkeley Place, this 1880s brownstone hasn't changed hands in decades and the period details appear to have been lovingly cared for. The two-family at 194 Berkeley Place boasts an abundance of mantels, wood floors, interior shutters, a pier mirror, and more. In the Park Slope Historic District, t
With FIFA World Cup ticket prices already high, fans attending matches at MetLife Stadium this summer could face additional costs, as NJ Transit considers charging more than $100 for return rail tickets. As first reported by the Athletic, fares for the 18-mile trip could rise sevenfold, from $12.90
Bronx residents will have easier access to the New York Botanical Garden thanks to a new pedestrian access ramp that opened Monday. The $4 million project transformed the pedestrian overpass over the Bronx River Parkway, long plagued by safety and accessibility issues, into a fully ADA-compliant ram
by Olivia Seaman, Brooklyn Paper Just weeks after sounding the alarm over its uncertain future, the Coney Island Mermaid Parade is seeing a surge of community support and a renewed sense of cautious optimism. Organizers at Coney Island USA say their emergency GoFundMe campaign has raised nearly $40,
