Our picks for open houses to check out this weekend are found in Cobble Hill, Park Slope, Prospect Lefferts Gardens, and Crown Heights. They range in price from $1.85 million to $11.49 million. 227 Clinton StreetPrice: $11.49 millionArea: Cobble HillBrokers: Sotheby’s (Karen Heyman, Alan Heyman)Sunday, March 5, 11:30 am – 1:30 pmSee it here ->…
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Saving Money — and the Environment — With Rooftop Solar
If you’re a New York City homeowner considering installing solar panels, questions like these may have crossed your mind: How do I store the energy my system produces? What happens at night when there’s no sun? If these questions are at the top of your mind, these two words are for you: net metering! Simply…
As DOT Presents Refined Concepts for BQE, Locals Question Cost, Climate Impact, Two-Lane Study
More than 100 people filled a gymnasium in Brooklyn Friends School in Downtown Brooklyn Tuesday night to review the Department of Transportation’s refined concepts for the future of the city-owned section of the beleaguered Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, which includes the crumbling triple cantilever. The meeting came just days after the city announced it would be delaying…
The 6 Advantages of Renovation Loan Financing
Whether you are purchasing a home that needs fixing up or renovating a home you already own, renovation loan financing options can help you create your dream home now and pay for it over time. It doesn’t matter if it’s a small or large project — CrossCountry Mortgage can help finance your vision. Renovation loans…
Colorful Yet Practical Furnishings Update Young Family’s Brooklyn Townhouse
Unlike some of designer Jennifer Morris’s clients, Lizzie and Jed Dederick did not come to the initial meeting armed with tear sheets and Pinterest boards. They came with something arguably more important: open minds. Their vision for the three-story brick row house they had just bought on the cusp of Clinton Hill and Bed Study…
Brooklyn News: A Japanese-Style Brownstone Reno
Brooklyn Heights Brownstone With Mantels, Central Air, Waterfront Views Asks $13,999 Million Coming onto the market for the first time in decades with an impressive asking price, this Brooklyn Heights brownstone has period details like marble mantels and plasterwork along with waterfront views and central air. Within the Brooklyn Heights Historic District, the circa 1860s…
Abolitionist Place celebrates second anniversary of landmark preservation • Brooklyn Paper
Nestled on what could be mistaken for just an ordinary, unassuming street corner in Downtown Brooklyn, stands a brick building responsible for helping an unknown number of enslaved people in their journey to freedom. The building, located at 227 Abolitionist Place, also known as 227 Duffield Street, was once home to some of the area’s…
Bushwick’s Faro Restaurant Closing Its Doors After Eight Years
Faro, a Bushwick mainstay for fresh pasta and seasonal produce, is closing after eight years serving the neighborhood from its Jefferson Street location. “It’s been an amazing journey and, after almost eight years, the time has come to close the doors at Faro. We are proud to have been part of the Bushwick community and…
Lenny’s Pizza of ‘Saturday Night Fever’ Fame Closes After 70 Years in Business
People from as far as Long Island made the journey to Bensonhurst on Sunday to bid farewell to Lenny’s Pizza, which is serving its last pies this weekend after being in business for 70 years. The Bensonhurst institution, located at 1969 86th Street, rose to fame when it was immortalized in the iconic opening scene…
Long-Planned Renovation of Red Hook Library Finally Moving Forward
Bookworms in Red Hook will be without their local book repository for two years, as the neighborhood’s Brooklyn Public Library branch will shut its doors next month to undergo a long-awaited $17.5 million facelift. After suffering $750,000 in storm damage during Hurricane Sandy, the reading hub has been eager to turn a new page and…