3+ hour, 10+ min ago  (473+ words) Credit: Eden, Janine and Jim on Flickr Draft renderings of the project were unveiled at the community board meeting as part of a presentation focused on an application to expand the maintenance and concession agreement with the Flatiron NoMad Partnership,…...

6+ day, 25+ min ago  (730+ words) Credit: Department of City Planning The building is planned to deliver 248 apartments, including 55 income-restricted units and 65 long-term care units for senior residents. Local residents also opposed the project, arguing that it was out of scale for the suburban-style neighborhood and…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago  (325+ words) Gateway Plaza. Image via WikiCommons Located at 345395 South End Avenue, the six-building Gateway Plaza complex has 1,712 units, ranging from studios to three-bedrooms, most of which are market-rate, according to Crain's. Residents first moved into the six-building complex in 1982. Residents have…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago  (470+ words) Credit: Elvert Barnes on Flickr Developed by Related Companies and Essence Development, the project would replace all 2,056 existing homes with six new buildings across both campuses. It also calls for roughly 3,500 mixed-income apartments, including about 1,000 permanently affordable units. Under the…...

2+ week, 2+ hour ago  (401+ words) The site was used as a Brooklyn Union Gas appliance showroom in 1912 and served other manufacturing and commerical uses. The state's Office of Children and Family Services acquired the site in 1997 with plans to develop it as a community space,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (172+ words) The home's main level covers living and entertaining. Four exposures mean sweeping vistas of neighboring Central Park, the city skyline, and beyond in every room. Corner lounging and dining spaces get northern and western views. A cozy library and study…...

3+ week, 3+ hour ago  (570+ words) Former Mayor Bill de Blasio first announced plans for the new $141 million facility in 2020 and construction began in 2023. The rec center is named after Shirley Chisholm, a Brooklyn-born activist and politician who became the first Black woman elected to the…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (736+ words) Credit: Adam Moss on Flickr Now, as commutes between Brooklyn and Queens have grown "unnecessarily difficult," the signatories say commuters are forced to travel through Manhattan or rely on limited bus options, when direct subway service could provide faster, more…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (418+ words) The building, originally known as the Municipal Building, includes a 25-story main structure and 15 additional stories in the central tower. With its soaring classical exterior and Roman architecture, including the central arch inspired by the Arch of Constantine, the Municipal…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (335+ words) Images courtesy of Downtown Brooklyn Partnership Presented by the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership (DBP) and the city's Department of Small Business Services (SBS) and designed by Masary Studios, the installation uses an interior structure to create a dynamic, ever-changing display of…...