Castle-Like, Tubby-Designed Brownsville Library Celebrates 100 Years and...
Brownsville’s Stone Avenue Library is commemorating its 100th anniversary and its recent reopening after five months of renovations and improvements... Read More… Read More
View ArticleFour-Story Hotel Planned for Brownsville
A hotel development is coming to the corner of Rockaway Avenue and Sutter Avenue in Brownsville. Is this evidence that... Read More… Read More
View ArticleClosing Bell: Groundswell Beautifies Brownsville With Two Murals
Groundswell Mural Project has just unveiled two murals painted by young adults on probation along Pitkin Avenue in Brownsville. The... Read More… Read More
View ArticleYouth Justice Center Planned for Brownsville
A nonprofit that offers services and help for young offenders in Brownsville came one step closer to creating a brick... Read More… Read More
View ArticleClosing Bell: Brownsville Youth Paint a Mural About Incarceration
Young artists from Brownsville teamed up with local muralist Esteban del Valle to paint a mural about the “prison industrial complex” on... Read More… Read More
View ArticleOpen House Picks
Prospect Heights 391 Park Place Broker: Corcoran Price: $2,895,000 Sunday 12:00 – 2:00 GMAP Bed Stuy 326 Quincy Street Broker:... Read More… Read More
View ArticleClosing Bell: Tenants’ Rights Forum Next Week in Brownsville
If you’re confused about rent stabilization, Section 8 housing, or any of your legal rights as a tenant, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) is hosting a forum next month in...
View ArticleClosing Bell: LPC Calendars Historic Children’s Library in Brownsville
The Landmarks Preservation Commission voted today to calendar Stone Avenue Library in Brownsville, a spokesperson for the agency told us. That means the William Tubby-designed Gothic Revival structure...
View ArticleDattner Releases New Renderings for Huge Affordable Housing Complex in...
Dattner Architects posted tons of new renderings and diagrams for the 12-story, low-income housing development planned for a parking lot at Van Dyke Houses in Brownsville. The form of the building has...
View ArticleBuilding of the Day: 1698 Pitkin Avenue, From Jenkins Trust Bank to T-Mobile...
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Contrary to popular belief, Brownsville still has some great architecture, especially on its main commercial streets. Name: Originally Lafayette Trust, then Provident...
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