In the News How a Dating Show Host Spends Her Sundays [NYT] Artist Coalition Brightens Red Hook in April [Eagle] Earth Day Weekend 2024 Celebrated in Brooklyn [Eagle] Scenes From Brooklyn’s Best Catapult Competition [BK Mag] RIP Sherita, We Hardly Knew You [BK Mag] Toxic Vapors May Be Affecting Greenpoint, East ‘Burg [Gothamist] A Greenpoint Condo With… Read More > The post Daily Links: Illegal Weed Stores Will Lose Liquor and Lotto Licenses in State Sweep appeared first on Brownstoner ..read more

After more than a year of having its sign up on the corner of Malcolm X Boulevard and Hancock Street, Mediterranean restaurant Dar525 will be opening by mid-May, an employee told Brownstoner. The brown paper has come down from the restaurant’s windows at 231 Malcolm X Boulevard, and long gone is… Read More > The post After Delay, Mediterranean Restaurant Dar525 Plans Bed Stuy Opening appeared first on Brownstoner ..read more

By Samantha Maldonado This article was originally published on April 19 at 5 a.m. EDT by THE CITY Owners in a debt-saddled Brooklyn Heights affordable co-op complex are getting city help unlocking the power to generate cash when apartments sell — infuriating people who’ve spent years on the waiting list… Read More > The post Brooklyn Heights Affordable Co-op Gets City Aid to Generate Cash Via Sales, Dashing Waitlisters Dreams appeared first on Brownstoner ..read more

In the News How 8 Feet Jolted a $180 Million Real Estate Deal [NYT] At Least Two Stabbed on a Party Boat in Brooklyn [NYT] Coney Island Complex Nearly Sparked Banking Panic [WSJ] Bathhouse Submits Plans to Remove Water Tower [Greenpointers] Greenpoint Development to Be Built on Toxic Soil [Gothamist] Green Vodka Sauce, Lasagna Chips at… Read More > The post Daily Links: NuHart Superfund Cleanup Plans Change, Foundations in to Meet 421-a Deadline appeared first on Brownstoner ..read more

This 1920s walkup in Sunset Park is roomier than the typical Finnish co-op in the area, with two bedrooms plus a dining room and living room. It's located on the third floor of 702 45th Street, part of a 40-unit complex constructed around 1924. Known as Linden Heights, the red… Read More > The post Sunset Park Finnish Co-op With Window Seat, Built-ins, Penny Tile Asks $849K appeared first on Brownstoner ..read more

By Kirstyn Brendlen, Brooklyn Paper The environmental clean-up at Public Place — one of the most contaminated sites in Gowanus and the future home of the massive Gowanus Green development — has ground to a halt, threatening to delay construction of hundreds of affordable apartments. As per the 2021 Gowanus Rezoning… Read More > The post Toxic Remediation Holdup at Gowanus Green Could Delay Affordable Housing appeared first on Brownstoner ..read more

With Earth Day’s increasing popularity every year — and relevance — it’s becoming clear that efforts to live more sustainably can not only have earth-saving benefits, but financial ones as well. Take solar energy for example. The benefits of solar panels are both macro and micro. Here are three of them: Reduce… Read More > The post The Spirit of Earth Day Can Improve Your Finances in These 3 Ways appeared first on Brownstoner ..read more

A stroll past the historic Weir Greenhouse last week showed construction is under way for the long-awaited Green-Wood Visitor Center. While much of the the work isn't visible from the street, a glimpse through the windows of the construction fence revealed workers on site, foundations in place, and concrete walls… Read More > The post Green-Wood Visitor Center Rises Around Weir Greenhouse in Greenwood Heights appeared first on Brownstoner ..read more

By Adam Daly, Brooklyn Paper A group of Bed Stuy tenants are asking for a court-appointed executive to replace their landlord, alleging they have been “effectively abandoned” to deal with issues of vermin infestations, persistent roof leaks, as well as inadequate heat and janitorial services, according to recent Housing Court filings. Six… Read More > The post Bed Stuy Tenants File Suit to Oust Landlord appeared first on Brownstoner ..read more

The most popular real estate listings on Brownstoner this week include a Sunset Park row house, a Clinton Hill brownstone, and a Brooklyn Heights carriage house. Brooklyn Heights was popular this week with other listings scattered from Williamsburg to Sunset Park. The least expensive property on the list is a Flatbush… Read More > The post Top 10 Brooklyn Listings: A Flatbush Co-op, a Williamsburg Row House appeared first on Brownstoner ..read more