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Marine Park to get ‘living neighborhood museum’ at historic Lott House

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Feb. 14, 2025 By Adam Daly The Hendrick I. Lott House, one of Brooklyn’s oldest surviving Dutch Colonial homes, is set to become Marine Park’s first museum following extensive interior renovations slated to begin in early 2026. Built in 1720, the historic house at 1940 East 36th St. has long been a community landmark.…

Hermès Williamsburg boasts bronze facade after $35M deal

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Feb. 12, 2025 By Cate Corcoran The green construction fence came down and, for a short while, the future Hermès store could be seen in (almost) all its naked glory on the corner of North 6th and Berry Street in Williamsburg. More recently, green netting has gone up on top of molded plastic barriers.…

Brooklyn apartment fire kills Navy vet, FDNY warns against blocking hydrants

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Feb. 12, 2025 By Adam Daly A man killed in an early morning apartment fire in Bay Ridge on Sunday has been identified as Gregory Fernandez, a 37-year-old Navy veteran and father of one. The fatal blaze broke out on the third floor of 510 80th St. shortly after 3:30 a.m. on Feb. 9,…

21 Brooklyn neighborhoods among NYC’s most expensive in 2024: report

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Feb. 10, 2025 By Lauren Rapp Brooklyn neighborhoods account for nearly half of the top 50 most expensive places to live in New York City, with one North Brooklyn nabe ranking in the top 10, according to PropertyShark’s 2024 report. Twenty-one Brooklyn neighborhoods landed among the city’s priciest, with median sales prices of at…

Firefighters battle two-alarm blaze at Brooklyn restaurant

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Feb. 10, 2025 By Lloyd Mitchell Firefighters extinguished a two-alarm blaze in the ductwork of Kavkazkiy Dvorik restaurant on Monday afternoon, authorities said. Crews arrived at 2713 Ave. U in Sheepshead Bay shortly after 12:48 p.m. on Feb. 10 to find heavy smoke billowing from a two-story mixed-use building. The fire had spread to…

Shore Parkway Promenade from Verrazzano to Ceasar’s Bay set for revamp

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Feb. 10, 2025 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil The eastern section of the southern Brooklyn waterfront is getting a makeover. A section of the Shore Parkway Promenade, from the Verrazzano Bridge to Ceasar’s Bay, is slated for reconstruction. The project, announced by Council Member Justin Brannan’s office Monday morning, will restore the crumbling seawall and…

Reynoso endorses Atlantic Avenue plan, calls for stronger tenant protections

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Feb. 5, 2025 By Anna Bradley-Smith Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso has given his approval with conditions to the Atlantic Avenue Mixed-Use Plan, a sweeping rezoning proposal aimed at transforming a stretch of Atlantic Avenue and surrounding blocks in central Brooklyn. While endorsing the plan’s goals of expanding housing, job opportunities, and infrastructure improvements,…