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Curbed published an interesting article on “The Mystery of Montague Street” — why does it suck? There are the usual reasons given — business owners blame the high rent, landlords blame the high taxes, the BHA and the Montague BID don’t want to blame anyone. Incoming city council member (and neighborhood son!) Lincoln Restler puts […]

On the first floor of a bow-fronted East Flatbush row house, this floor-through apartment offers a decent amount of space, some period details and a renovated kitchen. The house at 150 East 35th Street dates to the early 20th century and was constructed as a two-family. While the wood floors are new, original details include […]

Council member Shahana Hanif with 153 Ninth Street, Brooklyn (Zillow, ABNY, Getty) Just because an area is rezoned to encourage affordable housing does not mean it will be built. That is the concern voiced by the City Planning Commission to changes made to a proposed rezoning of Ninth Street in Gowanus negotiated by the local […]

Key Takeaways: NYC sales volume leaps 39% Y-o-Y, totals $1.9 billion in Q1. Sales activity remains unchanged, but number of buildings sold jumps 20%. Manhattan sales volume spikes 114% Y-o-Y to nearly $1 billion. Brooklyn prices reach highest figures in four years, sales activity gains 18% Y-o-Y. Price per unit drops 23% Y-o-Y in Queens […]

Rarely does a shop on the garden level of a Brooklyn brownstone shine, but the interior of Rosanne Pugliese’s jewelry store delivers a surprising exception. Although the retail space is all of 500 square feet, there is ample room to take in the sparkling accents of gold and semi-precious stones as well as other carefully […]

Hey, everybody! I’m back with your new edition of the Brooklyn Daily. Let’s get this Thursday started off right with a quick guide to everything you need to know about what’s happening these days in town, including updates on… NYPD in legal purgatory 🍁 A growing community gets a street sign Some stuff about the […]

Key Takeaways:   Hudson Yards, TriBeCa & SoHo remain top 3 priciest neighborhoods in the city at $3M+ 38 neighborhoods surpass $1M median even as NYC median ticks down to $755,000 Sales activity continues robust evolution with 11% Y-o-Y increase Manhattan claims 7 of top 10 most expensive neighborhoods Brooklyn’s DUMBO records sharpest increase in sales […]

With its expansive front room and triple-height glass-paned façade, Boerum House & Home on Atlantic Avenue offers a boutique retail experience that is impossible to find in New York. The building, which previously housed a gallery on the ground floor and frame shop above, has been repurposed by Flank, an interdisciplinary design and development firm, as […]

NEW YORK, NYNYC: The city is growing more complex every day. No one was prepared for the post-Covid conditions. Mayor Eric Adams has the new 5BORO Institute, which will serve as a policy recommendation for his administration to address matters related to daycare, teacher enrollment/training, and mental health infrastructure. Hizzoner called a state of emergency […]

You need to begin to declutter your Brooklyn home before you start to organize it. We have been spending more time at home due to the pandemic. Living and working from home may take a toll on the organization you once had. Often when you are working from home, cleaning and organizing have taken a […]

State Senator Brian Kavanagh, along with State Senator Liz Krueger, will be hosting a virtual town hall meeting on the Homeowner Assistance Fund and what it can do for you tonight, January 6th, from 7pm to 8:30pm. You can register to attend here. The NY Homeowner Assistance Fund is a federally-funded program to help struggling […]