Two months after Mayor Eric Adams announced a new policy expanding involuntary hospitalizations of homeless and mentally ill New Yorkers, Brooklyn-based mental health advocates are hoping a more comprehensive and compassionate approach is possible. In late November, Adams announced that first responders and members of the city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene would have…
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Crown Heights Tenants Launch Rent Strike Over Living Conditions
Fed up tenants at a Crown Heights apartment building have launched a rent strike against their landlord for alleged poor living conditions and lack of luster management. Residents living at 1074 Eastern Parkway gathered in front of their building on Sunday to call out the landlord, saying they’ve neglected to make proper repairs and solve…
Home Renovations That Will Pay You Back
Aleksandar Nakic / Getty Images When it’s time to remodel, many homeowners head to home improvement stores like Lowe’s to buy the supplies they need to complete their home projects. It’s a smart idea, especially since the right projects can put more money back into your pocket. Read: Surprising Things You Can Buy With Food…
Fearing Displacement, Coney Island NYCHA Tenants Protest Privatization Plan
Tenants at NYCHA Haber Houses in Coney Island rallied against potential privatization of the complex on Sunday, calling on the city to abandon plans to add their homes to a public-private housing program. Alongside an organization called United Front Against Displacement, residents have been working to unite their neighbors against privatization since December, when they…
Park Slope Kinko House Asks $4.9 Million
The early 20th century developers aimed for flattery in 1910 when pitching this house as “designed for people of taste and culture,” but they also addressed the practical with a configuration that allowed for a bit of rental income to help pay the bills. In the Park Slope Historic District, 614 3rd Street is one…
Actor Gbenga Akinnnagbe, Local Pols Ask Public to Help Save Bed Stuy’s Magnolia Tree Earth Center
On Bed Stuy’s Lafayette Avenue there grows an approximately 140-year-old Magnolia Grandiflora, an extremely rare sight anywhere north of Philadelphia, and Brooklyn’s only living landmark. Behind it are three historic row houses that were saved from demolition in 1977 to protect the tree. All four largely owe their survival to one woman: Hattie Carthan. In…
Brooklyn News: A Boerum Hill Row House on the Market
A Magnus Dahlander-Designed Brownstone in Park Slope and Two More to See, Starting at $1,999,999 Our picks for open houses to check out last weekend were found in Gowanus, Park Slope, and Kensington. They range in price from $1,999,999 to $5,496 million. —- The family-owned business has been in operation since at least 1930. Photo…
A Boerum Hill Brownstone With Central Air and Three Others to See, Starting at $769K
Our picks for open houses to check out this weekend are found in Boerum Hill, Bed Stuy, Bay Ridge, and Flatlands. They range in price from $769,000 to $2.75 million. In the Boerum Hill Historic District, a single-family brownstone hasn’t changed hands since 1992 but appears in good condition, with well maintained original features and…
Spacious Bay Ridge Apartment With Stained Glass, Dining Room, Office Asks $2,800
This floor-through in a bow-fronted house in Bay Ridge appears well kept and bigger than most. It’s on the top floor of an Edwardian two-family with stained glass windows at 316 80th Street. Although built in a typical row house style, and now attached on two sides, the tan brick house seems to have been…
Boerum Hill Row House With Plasterwork, Moldings, Wide-Plank Floors Asks $3.995 Million
For an old house lover who doesn’t mind putting in a bit of work, this 1850s Boerum Hill row house has an abundance of well-cared for period details such as marble mantels, plasterwork, and wide-plank floorboards still in place. The two-family at 194 Dean Street hasn’t been on the market in decades, and the prime…