Summer Has Begun With Opening of the Beach at Coney Island
Brooklynites can finally celebrate warm weather and soak up some sun at the Coney Island Beach, which opened for the summer season over the weekend.
Architect-Renovated PLG Limestone With Breakfast Nook, Central Air Asks $2.75 Million
In the Prospect Lefferts Gardens Historic District, this early 20th century row house was designed by prolific architect Benjamin Driesler and recently updated by a Brooklyn design-build firm.
Locals Plan Rally to Support Endangered Puerto Rican Social Hub Toñita’s in Williamsburg
On Thursday, community members will rally outside 1 Center Street in Manhattan to support the owner of Williamsburg’s last remaining Puerto Rican social club, Caribbean Social Club aka Toñita’s, as the beloved matriarch faces a legal summons.
Daily Links: Landlords Must Now Tell Renters About Buildings’ Flood Propensity and History
In the News
- Living the Golden Life: DanceAfrica Welcomes Ghana to Brooklyn [NYT]
- Testing New York Apartments: How Dirty Is That Gas Stove, Really? [NYT]
- BQE 2053: Building a Sustainable Visionary Brooklyn Queens Expressway [Eagle]
- Photographing the Lost World of Dubrow’s Deli in Midwood [BK Mag]
- Man in Custody After Commuter Pushed on Sunset Park Subway Tracks [amNY]
- East New York Multi-Vehicle Crash Shows Need for Signal [Gothamist]
- East Williamsburg’s Alleged Pigeon Poisoner [Curbed]
- Landlords Will Soon Have to Inform Tenants About Flood Risks [The City]
- Dustin Yellin Oversees Primordial Soup of Creativity at Red Hook Hub [Artnet]
- This Hidden Gem Restaurant Is Worth the Price of Admission [Eater]
- Brodsky Buys Gowanus Lot, Shuffleboard Building for $76 Million [TRD]
- Landlord Accused of Harassment Sells Three Brooklyn Buildings [TRD]
- Foundation Work Progresses at 585 Union Street in Gowanus [NYY]
Brooklyn Listings Six Months Later: One Sold, One in Contract, One Still Available, One off the Market
This week, a look back at four of our featured listings from six months ago focuses on homes in Windsor Terrace, Fort Greene, Flatbush, and Prospect Lefferts Gardens.
Daily Links: Recent Supreme Court Decision Could Nix NYC’s Third Party Transfer Program
In the News
- More Teenagers Are Coming to School High, NYC Teachers Say [NYT]
- Brooklyn Banks, Famous Among Skaters, Reopened [NYT]
- NYPD Needs Help Identifying Cyclist Hit in Sheepshead Bay [News12]
- Teen Locked in Vault While Exploring Vacant Brooklyn Spice Factory [NBC]
- A Glimpse of (Bathroom) Hell in Prospect Park Heaven [Hell Gate]
- Sunset Park Landlord Lobbied Adams Aides, Scored Major Lease [The City]
- Storied Gowanus Squatter Haven the Batcave Reborn [Gothamist]
- Migrants Only Part of NYC’s Rise in Homelessness: Advocates [Gothamist]
- The Hardest-Working Cowboy Musician in Brooklyn [Curbed]
- Supreme Court Ruling Puts NYC Property Seizures at Risk [TRD]
- Housing Lottery Launches for 1001 Bushwick Avenue in Bushwick [NYY]
- Two-Tower Development Rising at Bond and Sackett Street in Gowanus [NYY]
Employees at Park Slope Barnes & Noble to Unionize
Employees at the Barnes & Noble bookstore in Park Slope are looking to unionize, making them the second New York City branch of the book emporium to organize.
A Day of Remembrance and Celebration: The History of Memorial Day in Brooklyn
We normally celebrate Memorial Day with food, festivities and perhaps even a day at the beach, on the semi-official start of the summer season.
Top 10 Brooklyn Real Estate Listings: A Prospect Park South Standalone, a Park Slope Brownstone
The most popular listings on Brownstoner this week include a row house in Clinton Hill, a semi-detached house in East Flatbush, and a standalone one in Prospect Lefferts Gardens.
Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: Renovated Batcave Debuts as Powerhouse Arts
Catch up on your reading with a look at the most popular stories from the past week.
Park Slope HDFC Edwardian Flat With High Ceilings, Three Bedrooms, Storage Asks $500K
Up a short flight of steps on the elevated first floor of a Park Slope HDFC co-op, this modernized Edwardian flat has high ceilings, three bedrooms, and a winding floor plan.
Historic Lefferts House Officially Reopens to the Public After Major Restoration
The beloved Lefferts Historic House reopened in Prospect Park, as city green space stewards held a ribbon cutting over the weekend for the restored 18th century farmhouse museum.
