by Brennan LaBrie, Brooklyn Paper In December 2024, Rifka Friedman renewed her membership at the Metropolitan Recreation Center in Williamsburg, as she has for 65 years. A day later, she learned the pool was closing. “There was no notice — nothing,” she said. Friedman, a local resident since 1951, l
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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. The post NYC Housing Calendar, March 30-April 7 appeared first on City Limits.
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events and public hearings, plus affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon. Bushwick Inlet Park, pictured here in 2022. (John McCarten/NYC Council Media Unit) Welcome to City Limits’ NYC Housing Calendar, a weekly featur
High above the reborn residential neighborhood of Downtown Brooklyn, this two-bedroom corner apartment in The Nevins at 319 Schermerhorn Street has the sunlight and dazzling city views that you’d expect from high-rise life. Asking $1,275,000, the home’s sleek, contemporary interiors and condo conven
East New York’s sprawling 10-building Innovative Urban Village complex launched a housing lottery last week for 291 mixed-income apartments. Located at 30 Inspiration Lane (formerly known as 12096 Flatlands Avenue), the building falls under the 10.5-acre project’s first phase, which will include 386
Rolex on Monday announced its new 30-story flagship at 665 Fifth Avenue will open this fall. Inspired by the watch brand’s signature fluted bezel, the building, designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Sir David Chipperfield, will feature a stacked facade with four terraces at each step-back. Th
Another of Prospect Lefferts Gardens' Tudor row houses, this charmer sits within the petite Chester Court Historic District. A storybook exterior lends curb appeal and some period elements were left intact during a reno. The single-family at 25 Chester Court has an updated kitchen, a finished baseme
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 March 30 is this beautiful 1-bedroom duplex in Chelsea within steps of the High Line. Chelsea 1-bedroom duplex near High Line asks $700K Location: 410 West 25th
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 March 30 is this beautiful 1-bedroom duplex in Chelsea within steps of the High Line. Chelsea 1-bedroom duplex near High Line asks $700K Location: 410 West 25th
In the News Are NY’s Environmental Concerns Worsening Housing Shortage? [NYT] Read More > The post Daily Links: Governor Wants to Exempt New Builds From Environmental Review appeared first on Brownstoner.
Readers will have plenty of volumes to choose from at the 34 local shops participating in this year's Brooklyn Bookstore Crawl. The weeklong crawl runs from April 18 to 25 this year and participating bookstores are spread across the borough, from Here's a Book in Midwood to Leaves in Greenpoint. Eag
by Kennedy Sessions This article was originally published on March 26 at 5 a.m. EDT by THE CITY After 15 years, volunteers at a Bed Stuy farm found themselves locked out of the green space that has fed thousands over the years, and lately became a temporary home for asylum seekers. The… Read More >
Congressional candidate Jack Schlossberg recorded a video with NYCHA tenants in Chelsea. The Fulton and Elliott-Chelsea Houses are an issue in the race to succeed outgoing Rep. Jerry Nadler. [ more › ]
The most popular listings on Brownstoner this week include a Park Slope co-op, a Clinton Hill brownstone, and a Marine Park house. Clinton Hill and Bed Stuy were popular with readers again this week, with other listings scattered around the borough. The least expensive property for sale on the list
A Windsor Terrace Wood Frame and More to See, Starting at $968K Our picks for open houses to check out last weekend were found in Park Slope, Windsor Terrace, Gravesend, and Marine Park. They range in price from $968,000 to $3.995 million. -- Lidl Grocery Store Opens in Crown Heights Lidl was crowde
Etihad Park, New York City’s first-ever professional soccer stadium in Queens, topped out this week. The NYC Football Club (NYCFC) laid the final steel beam on Wednesday, completing the 25,000-seat stadium’s frame on schedule after construction began in December 2024. Developed by NYCFC, Related Com
The Rent Guidelines Board (RGB), the nine-member group that decides annual rent adjustments for New York City’s one million stabilized apartments, kicked off its annual review of economic conditions for both landlords and tenants this week. During the first of many sessions before a final vote on re
A report from the Rent Guidelines Board, which sets allowable rent increases for stabilized units in the city, showed that landlord net income was up—but not as much as last year. The post ‘Rent Freeze’ Is The Elephant In The Room as Rent Guidelines Board Kicks Off, And What Else Happened This Week
Our picks for open houses to check out this weekend are found in Park Slope, Greenpoint, and Carroll Gardens. They range in price from $2.2 million to $3.745 million. 369 6th Street Read More > The post A Carroll Gardens Row House and More to See, Starting at $2.2 Million appeared first on Brownston