On the banks of Brooklyn’s heavily polluted Gowanus Canal, Major Eric Adams on Wednesday ceremonially broke ground on the first of two long-delayed underground sewage overflow tanks, designed to prevent further pollution of the waterway, and a total of 3.6
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3 Ways to Cut Costs for Apartment Building Insurance
Insurance premiums for owners of brownstones and apartment buildings have gone up nearly 30 percent the last two years. Here’s how to make sure you’re getting the best deal:
Show what you’ve got: If you’re shopping for brownstone or
Pols, Activists Push for Passage of Statewide Good Cause Eviction Bill
At a town hall meeting championing Good Cause Eviction on Thursday night, an organizer with Make the Road New York asked a crowd of about 70 people how many of their families are renters.
Most people in attendance, tenants from
Brooklyn News: History Uncovered in Vinegar Hill
Vinegar Hill Construction Uncovers Mystery Structure
Workers recently uncovered two large and mysterious round structures at 218 Front Street in Vinegar Hill while prepping the site for construction of a new 218-unit seven-story apartment building. Brownstoner reader Marc Agger snapped
Brooklyn Open Houses: A PLG Standalone
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 Street
Price: $11.49 million
Area:
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
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
A Park Slope Brownstone and Three More to See
Our picks for open houses to check out this weekend are found in Park Slope, Kensington, and Marine Park. They range in price from $820,000 to $8,895 million.
312 Garfield Place
Price: $8.895 million
Areas: Park Slopes
Broker: Leslie J.
Brooklyn Mental Health Advocates Speak Out About Involuntary Hospitalization Policy
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
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