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:…
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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…
Brooklyn News: Brooklyn Homeownership Dream Achieved
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 kids, like not being able to go on ski trips, not feeling like she was…
Bay Ridge Row House With Wood Floors, Moldings Asks $1.35 Million
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 angled bay front brick houses all have restrained adornment, with bands of rusticated stone and…
Show Some Architectural Love With a ‘Heart Bombing’ at the East New York LIRR Substation
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 18 includes time for creating paper hearts and love letters, community conversations, and then a…
The Insider: Unfussy Decor Takes Park Slope Brownstone Up a Notch
Got a project to propose for The Insiders? Contact Cara at caramia447 [at] gmail [dot] com 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 years back and recently upgraded and decorated for new home owners by Clinton Hill-based Studio Nato…
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 relation to the death of the WSC Group employee. Luis Almonte Sanchez, 47, was buried…
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 Borrowed, Something Blue,” is made of denim and recycled tech donated by patrons and librarians…