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One-room schoolhouses are no longer the education norm that they were for some American children in the 19th century, but they can still be found scattered across the landscape of New York.Those converted into dwellings can often offer petite living spaces with a bit of charming character.Our three picks include one brick and two frame buildings, but all three still boast the cupola which once would have housed the school bell.

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Amid banal, rundown older homes and newer McMansions in Flushing, Queens, this newly renovated early 20th century house stands out as an exemplar of clean-lined modernism.A retiree who had raised his family in the house was still living there, along with one adult son, "almost as if they were camping," said architect Jeff Sherman of Delson or Sherman Architects.

This pretty swank Bed Stuy duplex for rent has loads of original detail, an optimal layout with kitchen on the parlor floor, and outdoor space.It takes up the top two floors of a circa 1890s brownstone at 556 Putnam Avenue in Bed Stuy.There are high ceilings, moldings, fretwork, stained glass, and wood floors throughout.

On Thursday, neighbors will gather outside 1 Center Street in Manhattan to support the owner of an important longtime community gathering spot and bar on the south side of Williamsburg, Caribbean Social Club, aka Tonita's, as the beloved matriarch faces a legal summons.According to an Instagram post made by Gabriel Hernandez Solano and shared by Tonita's, the adored neighborhood spot and vital community hub is under threat due to the accumulation of fines and increased scrutiny and pressure, which the post says is occurring amid changing demographics and rising rents.

We celebrate Memorial Day with food, festivities, and perhaps even a day at the beach, on the semi-official start of the summer season.Some of us plan to go shopping, taking advantage of the Memorial Day sales at practically every large department and discount store.Because the experience of war, losing someone in war, military service, or even having a relative in the service is so foreign to most of us nowadays, it's hard to conceive of this convenient holiday on the last Monday in May being anything more than just a blessed day off, a break in the schedule of hard work with which we are all too familiar.

One of a row of charming wood frame houses in the Fort Greene Historic District with distinctive parlor floor porches, this 1850s Greek Revival got a substantial reno that included restoring the exterior and adding modern amenities like central air to the interior.The renovation of the 20 foot wide and 35 foot deep single-family house was taken on by the homeowners who described it to Brownstoner's Cara Greenberg as "dilapidated but grand, a relic of old New York" when it was featured in The Insider in 2017.

If you are ready to give your interior spaces a refresh, there will be plenty of opportunities to soak in some inspiration with the return of New York City's annual design month.NYCxDESIGN, a nonprofit that promotes the city's creative community, returns May 18 and runs through May 25 this year with exhibitions, panels, open studios, and trade shows across the city.

Our picks for open houses to check out last weekend were found in Park Slope, Midwood Park, and East Flatbush.They ranged in price from $780,000 to $5.495 million.Affordable Housing Lottery Offers Ocean Hill Co-ops to First-Time Buyers for Under $250K Four two-bedroom co-ops in an Ocean Hill development are for sale through an affordable housing lottery, priced at $247,550 each.

With a plethora of original details plus updated kitchen and baths, this well-kept duplex looks much as it did when first built.It takes up the garden and parlor floors of a circa-1900 three-story two-family sandstone house at 597 Jefferson Avenue in Bed Stuy.At the turn of that century, the owner's duplex layout would have comprised a dining room and kitchen on the garden level, with parlors and bedrooms above.

In Prospect Park South, this early 20th century standalone has space to spare and plenty of original unpainted woodwork, including mantels, moldings, and wainscoting.Located at 84 Buckingham Road, it also has a garage.Dating to 1904, the shingled and stuccoed house on the corner of Church Avenue has Tudor Revival-style half timbering on a front gable and dormer.