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- Kensington Row House With Stained Glass, Radiant Floor Heating Asks $1.585 Million January 18, 2021This early 20th century Kensington single family offers some original details like wood floors, stained glass and coffered ceilings, along with a more recently renovated kitchen and bath. A map from 1906 shows that while the opposite side of the street was fully developed with detached houses, the row of four… Read More > The […]
- On MLK Day: Remembering Brooklyn’s Civil Rights Activists and the Fight for a Better Bed Stuy January 18, 2021Editor’s note: This story is an update of one that ran in 2016. Read the original here. In the minds of many, the Civil Rights Movement occurred solely in the deep south, where formal segregation was deeply entrenched after the end of Reconstruction. This is a misconception, as Brooklynites (as well as plenty… Read More > […]
- Daily Links: New York’s Dwindling Vaccine Supply Shutters COVID Shot Site in Sunset Park January 18, 2021In the News Call It Sign or Art, a Disputed Nick Cave Work Is Moving to Brooklyn [NYT] Making a Home of Her Own in East New York [NYT] Sunset Park Site Runs Out of COVID Vaccine Shots [NYP] At Least Nine Arrested at Barclays Center Protest [NYP] Renewed Calls for Coney Island Amusement Park… […]
- Explore History, Activism and Performance by Applying to Be a Weeksville Freedom Fellow January 18, 2021Weeksville Heritage Center and their resident artist, Ebony Noelle Golden, are seeking out curious, creative and committed individuals interested in exploring and being inspired by the radical roots of the free Black community. The 2021 Freedom Fellowship program will engage at least 10 participants in a series of virtual and… Read More > The post […]
- Affordable Housing Lottery Opens for Three Units in East New York, Starting at $1,950 a Month January 18, 2021An affordable housing lottery has opened for three newly constructed units in a four-story building right next to the elevated train tracks at 2741 Fulton Street in East New York. Of the affordable apartments, there is a single one-bedroom and a pair of two-bedroom units available. Monthly rents start at $1,950… Read More > The […]
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