New York City will lower the speed limit to 15 miles per hour at 800 school zones this year, with plans for so-called slow zones at all 2,300 school locations by 2029. Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the city’s Department of Transportation (DOT) announced on Monday plans to use Sammy’s Law, state legislati
This week, a look back at four of our featured listings from six months ago focuses on homes in Crown Heights, Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Flatbush, and East Flatbush. How did they fare? First up, part of an impressive Romanesque Revival row, this Crown Heights townhouse is filled with woodwork, mant
by Gabriele Holtermann, Brooklyn Paper Building on the success of Project Restore Bed-Stuy (PRB), a 12-month, community-based gang-violence intervention pilot program launched in 2023, the Kings County District Attorney’s Office (KCDA) and its partner organizations convened for a brainstorming sessi
Now in its fourth year, our Agent Advisory Board has become one of the most important ways StreetEasy® listens to - and builds with - New York City real estate professionals. Another great year of partnership is upon us, and we're pleased to introduce our 2026 Board. The StreetEasy Agent Advisory Bo
In the News Burglary Spree Targets Williamsburg Businesses [News 12] Read More > The post Daily Links: Brooklynites Injured, Displaced by Residential Fires appeared first on Brownstoner.
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Because they cause the mice to die slow painful deaths, here are your afternoon links: March is gross and sad, Mamdani didn't kill the luxury housing market, now we know who Banksy is and more. [ more › ]
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 16-23 appeared first on City Limits.
Here’s a rare opportunity to buy an affordable apartment in Manhattan. City-owned buildings in Harlem, at 357 West 115th Street and 321 West 116th Street, have been redeveloped and converted into affordable two- and three-bedroom co-ops through the Affordable Neighborhood Co-operative Program (ANCP)
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 16 is this sophisticated Upper East Side 3-bedroom with a functioning fireplace, located just a few blocks from Central Park. Elegant Upper East Side 3-bed
This Prospect Lefferts Gardens single-family, one in a fetching row of Tudor style homes, has the exterior charm that made the Tudor Revival style so popular in the early 20th century. There is the expected half-timbering, an oriel window, and a tile roof, all details shared with its neighbors. Deta
Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Friday signed an executive order establishing the city’s first Mayor’s Office for LGBTQIA+ Affairs and appointed the first transgender person to lead a New York City office. Led by Taylor Brown, now the highest-ranking trans person in city government history, the office will
In the News Guerrilla Battle Over Padlocks, Trash on the Brooklyn Bridge [NYT] Read More > The post Daily Links: Water Outages, Leaks Plague Luxury Greenpoint Development appeared first on Brownstoner.
by Samantha Maldonado This article was originally published on March 9 at 3 p.m. EDT by THE CITY A controversial program to take derelict buildings away from negligent landlords may get a revamp. The Third Party Transfer program, created in 1996, took buildings from landlords who were behind on eith
Hollywood’s biggest night comes to New York City. For a festive Oscars-viewing experience, hit one of the city’s bars, venues, or movie theaters hosting watch parties in honor of the 98th annual Academy Awards this Sunday, March 15. Ahead, find our favorite spots to show off your red-carpet look, pl
The most popular listings on Brownstoner this week include a Park Slope co-op, a Bed Stuy row house, and a Midwood Park standalone. Park Slope was popular with readers again this week. The least expensive property for sale on the list is the Prospect Heights co-op at $1.195 million and the… Read Mor
Affordable Housing Lottery Launches for $844 Units at Atlantic Avenue Tower An affordable housing lottery debuted for a new tower along Brooklyn’s arterial Atlantic Avenue. Construction for the development, dubbed Prosper Brooklyn, was under way before the recently passed Atlantic Avenue rezoning. T
Friday means open houses! It's a great weekend to see what’s out there, and we’ve got five we absolutely love. You can feast your eyes on a 4-bedroom with bay windows in Park Slope, a West Village 1-bedroom with its own private roof deck, or a beautiful 3-bedroom with views of Morningside Park. And
Some good news for New Jersey Transit riders: Full service to and from New York City will resume Sunday as the agency finishes replacing the century-old Portal Bridge. Service has been cut by 50 percent since February 15, while rail operations switched from the old bridge to the new $1.5 billion Por
The NYC Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME) and Art House New York (AHNY) announced the city’s first Art House Cinema Week New York. The week-long celebration of independent cinema runs from March 20-26 at nearly 30 independent local theaters throughout the city. MOME is providing 5,000
