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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The Insider: Unfussy Decor Takes Park Slope Brownstone Up a Notch
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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
Contractor Convicted Over Death of Worker in Sunset Park Wall Collapse
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
New Sculpture Unveiled at Brooklyn Heights Library
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
Lenny’s Pizza of ‘Saturday Night Fever’ Fame Closes After 70 Years in Business
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
Actor Gbenga Akinnnagbe, Local Pols Ask Public to Help Save Bed Stuy’s Magnolia Tree Earth Center
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
Join the Community Conversation to Reimagine Lefferts House
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
The most expensive homes sold in Huntersville the week of Jan. 15
A house in Huntersville that sold for $850,000 tops the list of the most expensive real estate sales in Huntersville in the past week.
In total, 11 real estate sales were recorded in the area during the last week, with …
DOT Quiet as ‘Burg Locals Plan Rally Over Avenue of Puerto Rico Street Sign Debacle
Residents of Williamsburg and Brooklyn’s larger Puerto Rican community want answers about why an overhead Graham Ave-Ave of Puerto Rico street sign was taken down last Friday and replaced with a sign simply reading Graham Ave, before being swiftly reinstalled