Mother Gaston Affordable Home Ownership Program Helps Brooklyn Teachers Achieve Dreams
Growing up in a rent-stabilized apartment in Park Slope, 44-year-old Amy Hamberry remembers seeing the waves of gentrification roll in. At school, she started to notice differences with other
In Bay Ridge, this early 20th century row house has some fine period details and appears to be move-in ready.
At 432 76th Street, it is one of a row of single-family dwellings built in 1910 by Shlikerman Realty. The
Get crafty and show off your passion for the history of East New York by joining a group of local activists as they raise awareness about the neighborhood’s empty and neglected LIRR Substation No. 2. The light-hearted event on March
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What’s not to like about a nearly intact late Victorian barrel-front brownstone on a park block? This one was respectfully renovated a few
The operator of a Sunset Park construction company that ignored site safety concerns was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter after a worker was crushed in a wall collapsing.
A foreperson at the site was also convicted of criminal mischief in
A new hanging sculpture by artist Jean Shin has been unveiled at the Brooklyn Heights Library, celebrating more than 125 years of the Brooklyn Public Library and serving as a final addition to the brand-new branch.
The sculpture, titled “Something
People from as far as Long Island made the journey to Bensonhurst on Sunday to bid farewell to Lenny’s Pizza, which is serving its last pies this weekend after being in business for 70 years.
The Bensonhurst institution, located at
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
The 18th century Lefferts Historic House has been a fixture of Prospect Park since it was moved there in 1918, and while restoration work has been under way on the exterior, another project has been focused on reinvigorating the museum