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Bed Stuy Townhouse With Lush Woodwork, Turkish Corner Asks $2.999 Million A potential buyer will find modern perks including an updated kitchen and central air inside this renovated 1880s Bed Stuy townhouse, but for the old house lover the period details are also plentiful. Fretwork, mantels, wood floors, wainscoting, and more… Read More > The post Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: Brooklyn Heights Showhouse Launches appeared first on Brownstoner .

Our picks for open houses to check out this weekend are found in Brooklyn Heights, Bay Ridge, Midwood, and Marine Park. They range in price from $928,000 to $7.995 million. 162 State Street Price: $6.5 million Area: Brooklyn Heights Broker: Corcoran (Michael Tannen, Kirra Caruso) Sunday October 4, 12-2 p.m., by appointment only See it… Read More > The post A Bay Ridge Row House With Parking and More to See, Starting at $989K appeared first on Brownstoner .

by Gabriele Holtermann, Brooklyn Paper Community-based organizations and Brooklyn Community Board 16 will soon serve residents across Brooklyn from under one roof at a new 60,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art, all-electric community center set to open its doors in Brownsville in the coming months. The new $128 million Brownsville Multi-Service Center is located at 444… Read More > The post Brownsville’s New Multi-Service Center Nears Opening Day appeared first on Brownstoner .

In the News Landlords Release Emails, Texts in Lawsuit Over Rent Freeze [NYT] Why He Sings About Exit 31 on the BQE [NYT] Street Festival in Sunset Park Draws Thousands [Eagle] The Brooklyn Businesses That Came and Went in September [BK Mag] Court Street Grocers Opening Second Outpost in Williamsburg [GP] Caputo’s Lard Bread Returns as… Read More > The post Daily Links: New Renderings Raise Questions About Mayor’s Plan for BQE Fix appeared first on Brownstoner .

The proposal to permanently remove the grand 1930s Tiffany stained glass window from Crown Heights’ St. Bartholomew’s Church to make the landmarked building more attractive to prospective buyers made one Landmarks commissioner “shake in my boots.” “This has got to be one of the strangest applications I've ever heard, and very… Read More > The post Can a Landmarked Church Remove a Window to Increase Sale Prospects? appeared first on Brownstoner .

This spacious duplex is full of original details plus has a flexible floor plan with three bedrooms and two modern bathrooms. It's on the garden and parlor floors of a circa-1900 limestone and brownstone house at 597 Jefferson Avenue in Bed Stuy. The two-family is one of a row of six… Read More > The post Bed Stuy Duplex With Mantels, Built-ins, Backyard Asks $6,750 a Month appeared first on Brownstoner .

By Claudia Irizarry Aponte, The City Reporter This article was originally published on September 29 at 5 a.m. EDT by THE CITY REPORTER A new report by the CUNY School of Public Health and the Workers Justice Project, first obtained by The City Reporter, zeroes in on the issue of deactivation and… Read More > The post NYC Delivery Workers Report Staggering Rates of Injury, Mental Health Issues appeared first on Brownstoner .

Colder weather often means higher heating bills, but there are ways to keep costs in check. National Grid offers New Yorkers a range of rebates, incentives, and support programs, helping households of all kinds, regardless of income, manage energy expenses as temperatures fall. "Affordability matters deeply to us, and we're committed… Read More > The post Stay Warm and Save—National Grid Shows You How appeared first on Brownstoner .

In the News What to Know About New York City’s Second-Home Tax [NYT] With a ‘Box-Bed,’ Family in Brooklyn Loft Found (Semi) Privacy [NYT] Open Kitchen: The Ramen Master on Smith Street [BK Mag] Socrates Restaurant Returns to Greenpoint for One Day Only [GP] North Brooklyn Mutual Aid Needs Home for Community Fridge [GP] NYC Eyes… Read More > The post Daily Links: Brooklyn Children’s Museum Under Fire for Noise, Closures appeared first on Brownstoner .

Suspend all disbelief, ye who enter here. There should be a sign to that effect above the door at the 2026 Brooklyn Heights Designer Showhouse, a biennial project of the Brooklyn Heights Association, which begins its month-long run on the corner of Monroe Place and Clark Street October 2. Five… Read More > The post Flights of Fancy Transport at This Year’s Brooklyn Heights Showhouse appeared first on Brownstoner .

A decade or so ago, my aging legs were becoming less enthusiastic about the more than five mile round trip run from my home in Clinton Hill to, and around, Prospect Park. I had been jogging to the park since arriving in Brooklyn from across the East River in the mid… Read More > The post Running With Ghosts on Clifton Place appeared first on Brownstoner .

At renewal time, Brooklyn brownstone owners have learned to brace for the worst. Rates are jumping more than 20 percent. Carriers are pulling out of New York. Quotes are making last year's premium look like a bargain. The insurance market has become a guessing game—and the house keeps winning. But what… Read More > The post Three Years of Certainty in an Uncertain Brownstone Insurance Market appeared first on Brownstoner .