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
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
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
Not only does this World War II era co-op in Kensington have a layout that will work for a small family, with two bedrooms and plenty of closets, it also has a second bathroom and a recently updated kitchen.
It’s
Lottery Opens for Deeply Affordable, Including Free, Senior Housing on Former Church Site
A lottery has launched for 57 truly affordable apartments for seniors in an under-construction development at 6309 4th Avenue in Sunset Park, the site of the former
A vaulted ceiling, rose windows, marble counters, spiral stairs, and built-ins are some of the features of this unusual condo for rent in a former chapel in the Fort Greene Historic District. Located at 264 Cumberland Street, The Sanctuary went
When one door closes, another opens — sometimes right down the street.
The two-story Barnes & Noble bookstore on Court Street in Brooklyn Heights will close its doors for the last time on January 17 after 20 years in business,
With high ceilings and elegant moldings, this two-bedroom Windsor Terrace could be a head turner with a little sprucing. It’s on the second floor of 14 Prospect Park Southwest, a circa 1915 building known as The Augusta across from Prospect
Our picks for open houses to check out this weekend all date from the early 20th century; one has a pool and two have parking. They are found in Bay Ridge, Marine Park and Flatlands. They range in price from
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For those following the Gregorian calendar, and that’s most of us, that magic moment when the old year ends in the last seconds of 11:59 on December 31