Details on the Sacred Sites Open House Weekend
Yesterday we mentioned the open house at Brown Memorial Church in Clinton Hill, which, it turns out, is part of a huge open house weekend for sacred sites around New York State. The NY Landmarks Conservancy is More...
The Insider: Gentle Reno in Prospect Heights
WELCOME TO THE INSIDER, our weekly in-depth look at a recent interior design/renovation project, here every Thursday at 11:30AM. Like The Outsider, Brownstoner’s new garden series on Sundays at 8AM, The Insider More...
Squadron Honors MCA
From the press release: “State Senator Daniel Squadron honored Beastie Boys founder Adam ‘MCA’ Yauch with a resolution on the Senate floor. The resolution, which recognizes Yauch’s and the More...
Opening Day for Brooklyn Botanic Garden Visitors Center!
Last week there was a sneak peek for media of the new Brooklyn Botanic Visitors Center, and today it opens to the public. The project was designed by the firm Weiss/Manfredi. According to a rep for the institution, More...
Sunset Park’s Hotel BPM Will Soon Open its Doors
Hotel BPM, the tricked-out lodging house on 33rd Street in Sunset Park, will begin accepting guests on August 1st. At the moment, the hotel is offering a special rate for advance bookings via its website. A quote More...
‘No Impact Man’ Lives in Brooklyn
The guy who had the “No Impact Man” documentary made about his environmental crusade, Colin Beavan, now lives in Brooklyn after having moved from Manhattan, according to a story in today’s New More...
Auction of Several Brooklyn Properties Next Week
More information on the matter can be found here. Kings County Public Administrator Real Estate Auctions [NYC.gov] More...
Building Permits Increase in Brooklyn
There’s a story in today’s Post that suggests the purse strings are loosening on lending for new construction: “The city’s Buildings Department issued 112 permits for new Brooklyn construction More...
Announcing This Year’s Brooklyn Building Awards
Heres’s the list of the Brooklyn Building Award winners announced today. Among those honored, our friends at Third + Bond (pictured, awarded as a residential low rise), BLDG 92 for civic/institutional use, More...
The Upstater: Commercial Properties for Sale
Every Friday at 11:00, the Upstater website brings you a selection of properties for rent and sale within three hours north (and a little bit east and/or west) of New York City. This week: businesses and commercial More...