The city’s Health Department allowed the New York City Housing Authority to cover up test results showing hazardous levels of lead paint in a residential unit and skirt responsibility to remediate the conditions, even after a child was hospitalized with severe lead poisoning, a new lawsuit filed by the child’s mother alleges. Ikasha Whitaker, a…
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Former Hudson Jewelry Store and Coffin Manufactory, Yours for $1.25 Million
One of the brightly painted facades along Hudson’s main shopping street, this 19th century brick building has had an equally colorful commercial history as a spot to buy goods ranging from clocks to coffins. The exact construction date of the three-story Italianate on the market at 524 Warren Street is not known. According to the…
Brooklyn News: Affordable Housing Lottery for First-Time Buyers
A Park Slope Limestone With Central Air and Three Others to See, Starting at $780K Our picks for open houses to check out last weekend were found in Park Slope, Midwood Park, and East Flatbush. They range in price from $780,000 to $5,495 million. — A rendering of Seed Cooperative. Image via NYC Housing Connect…
Find Some Artful Inspiration at the Brooklyn Quilters Guild Show
Gaze upon hundreds of carefully crafted quilts by members of the Brooklyn Quilters Guild at a show that also marks the organization’s 30th anniversary. The organization normally hosts a biennial show but paused during the pandemic, making this also the first show for the guild in five years. In addition to the quilts to admire…
Brooklyn News: Senior Housing in Bed Study
Roomy Mid-Century Modern Bay Ridge Co-op With Two Baths, Six Closets Asks $550K This Shore Road co-op needs a bit of TLC, but it is certainly spacious with two bedrooms, two full baths and six closets. Despite the unit’s first-floor location, views from two exposures in the living room also show a glimpse of water…
Brooklyn Open Houses: A Prospect Heights Brownstone
Our picks for open houses to check out this weekend are found in Greenpoint, Prospect Heights, Bed Study, and Dyker Heights. They range in price from $898,000 to $2.4 million. 286 Sterling PlacePrice: $3.995 millionArea: Prospect HeightsBroker: Brown Harris Stevens (Catherine Witherwax)Friday April 7 and Saturday April 8, 12 – 2 p.mSee it here ->…
Set an Impressive Table and Dine in Brooklyn’s Backyard at the Annual Prospect Park Soiree
It is time to start planning your impressive tabletop decor for the return of the Prospect Park Alliance’s annual giant outdoor dinner party celebrating Brooklyn’s backyard. Attendees at the Prospect Park Soiree usually come decked out in festive attire and loaded down with all the makings for a themed tablescape. Tables and chairs are provided,…
Get Your Gardening Tools Ready and Enter the Annual Greenest Block in Brooklyn Contest
Show off your neighborhood’s community spirit and horticultural know-how with an entry in the annual Greenest Block in Brooklyn contest. The plant-filled competition aims to bring communities together to make Brooklyn a cleaner, greener place. The contest is open to residential and commercial blocks as well as community gardens in the borough. The application process…
NY Hospitals on Track to Miss Deadline to Reopen Psych Beds
Reuven Blau, The City this article was originally published on March 23 at 5 am EDT by THE CITY The Hochul administration’s push to force hospitals to bring back 850 psychiatric beds that were taken offline at the start of the pandemic is now tied up in budget talks as medical institutions seek additional public…
Affordable Housing Lottery Opens for Co-op Apartments, Starting at 183K, in Brooklyn
An unusual affordable housing lottery is taking place, for five Columbia Street Waterfront District co-op apartments for sale rather than for rent. Estimated sale prices range from $183,039 to $203,904 for a studio or two-bedroom apartment. The lottery is open until the end of the month. Located at 55 Summit Street, formerly home to a…