It isn’t lavishly appointed, but this Cypress Hills brick house has charm potential with some early 20th century details on the interior, two floor-through units, and a garage. It also comes under the million dollar mark. Historic maps and newspaper accounts appear to show the bow-front house and its adjacent twin at the corner of…
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As Botanical Life & Style Closes on Tompkins, Black Girls Sew Fundraises for Classroom Van
The saying as one door closes, another opens is playing out for the founder of Bed Stuy sewing non-profit Black Girls Sew, Hekima Hapa. As the store that has housed Black Girls Sew since 2020, Botanical Life & Style, is getting ready to shut its shop at 384 Tompkins Avenue, Hapa is looking to take…
Brooklyn Open Houses: Park Slope Townhouse With Central Air
Our picks for open houses to check out this weekend are found in Park Slope, Clinton Hill, and Windsor Terrace. They range in price from $2.998 million to $5.35 million. 626 6th StreetPrice: $5.35 millionAreas: Park SlopesBroker: Compass (Shii Ann Huang)Sunday April 16, 2 – 4 p.mSee it here -> 111 St. James Place Price:…
No-Fee Flatbush One-Bedroom Asks $2,400 a Month
This mid 20th century one-bedroom offers an appealing amount of storage, a generously sized foyer, and attractive original details. The no-fee rental is located on the fourth floor of a co-op building at 601 East 19th Street in Flatbush, just outside the historic boundaries of Ditmas Park. Originally known as the Hampshire Arms, the six-story,…
Fort Greene One-Bedroom With Deck, Pierced Plaster, Central Air Asks $4,700
In an unassuming brick Italianate, this one-bedroom has grand original details along with some creative and modern deconstructed elements. It’s located on the parlor floor of 90 South Oxford Street in Fort Greene, close to BAM and Fort Greene Park. The unit’s main rooms have elaborate mid-19th century pieced plasterwork highlighted by a cream, tan,…
Brooklyn News: A Park Slope Limestone Gets a Reno With Modern Glamor
A Bay Ridge Tudor With a Garage and Three More to See, Starting at $875K Our picks for open houses to check out last weekend were found in Midwood Park, Bed Stuy, Bay Ridge, and Marine Park. They range in price from $875,000 to $3.25 million. — Rendering of 55 Summit Street Cooperatives on the…
Park Slope Two-Bedroom With Parquet, Built-ins, Dishwasher Asks $4K a Month
Original tile in the kitchen and bathroom is one of the most striking features of this two-bedroom apartment in a prewar walkup in Park Slope. The four-room unit appears in good condition, with high ceilings, parquet floors and, remarkably, windows on four exposures. Designed by Architect E. M Adelsohn, 174 15th Street opened in 1929…
State Denies National Grid Petition for East Williamsburg Vaporizers
The state’s Public Service Commission has denied National Grid’s petition to build two new liquefied natural gas vaporizers in East Williamsburg, ruling that the fossil fuel project is unnecessary. The final decision on the controversial proposal now heads back to the Department of Environmental Conservation, who will determine the ultimate fate of the utility company’s…
Work on Long Delayed Gowanus Canal Sewage Overflow Tanks to Finally Start
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 acres of public space that’ ll top both tanks. Together the tanks — costing a…
Greenlight Bookstore Closing in Prospect Lefferts Gardens
Greenlight Bookstore will be closing its Prospect Lefferts Gardens location on May 14, the bookstore’s owner and cofounder Jessica Stockton-Bagnulo announced in an email to customers Monday morning. She also posted a six-minute video on YouTube explaining the decision. Stockton-Bagnulo said the closure of the store at 632 Flatbush Avenue comes down to the financial…