In the grand finale to our Valentine’s Day power couple series, we saved the most unique neighborhood love story for last, as it encompasses not one, but three couples with […]
Tag: Real Estate
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De Blasio Striptease and a Camel Parade–The Hook Up (1/6)
Well, the snow did fall last weekend, schools closed, and our new mayor proved he knows how to […]
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Greenpoint Hotel’s Hostel Takeover
This past year a public walk-thru of the Greenpoint Hotel, a Single Room Occupancy (SRO) at 1109 Manhattan Ave revealed mold, rats, and heat, hot water and electrical problems. The […]
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Good Yoga Has A New Space on Greenpoint Ave & The Wythe Hotel!
goodyoga owners Flannery & Ray are so zen that while you were doing your goodflow you probably didn’t notice there was an annoying landlord dispute happening at the Calyer St space. They […]
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Craft Epidemic, Hipster Vet, Levin Loves Girls, $300 Difference, 106 New Bars, Homeless Stabbing – The Hook-Up 9/16
We all know how crafty Greenpointers are, well, now we have a new 1500 square foot classroom in the Pencil Factory studios that will be teaching classes beginning in October. (BB) […]
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Welcome Beacon’s Closet to Greenpoint
Beacon’s Closets, the infamous vintage clothing warehouse is relocating to Greenpoint at the end of this year. It is among the many recent Williamsburg businesses to be priced out and […]
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McCarren Park Pool Blows Barclays Out Of The Water – As Far As Real Estate Goes
Via, Brooklyn 11211, who thinks this article from Crains is a bunch of baloney, “the trophy for the Brooklyn project that has had the most transformative impact goes to the renovation […]
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Billiards & Auto Parts To Apartments On McGuinness Blvd?
That was the question on everyone’s mind at Wednesday night’s CB1 public hearing. In part, the public hearing was called to discuss the proposed rezoning of a block-long portion of […]
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There Goes The Neighborhood: Chat With Author Robert Anasi
You know the old expression –Â there goes the neighborhood. Nowadays in North Brooklyn, that sentiment is in the air when new high rise condominiums go up or when the hipsters […]
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GENERAL STRIKE: MAY DAY
You have probably seen the signs around the neighborhood calling for a General Strike today, May 1, 2012. That means, no work, no school, no housework, no banking, no shopping. […]