Because Brooklyn used to be a far less expensive place to live - for those among us who are Manhattan snobs - it comes as a shock that houses "way over there" can now cost as much as examples in gentrified parts of Harlem. Some housing in sections that have become almost exclusively white, like Park Slope and Brooklyn Heights, costs far more.
"It was my favorite song back then, but I didn't really know what it meant," he told Brooklyn Paper. "And now going back to and listening to 'Losing Myself,' I'm like, I knew that was my favorite song on the album, but I wasn't really sure why. It's about not really knowing what you're going to get into, but you're going to lose yourself in the moment."
The actor and his filmmaker wife, Jo Andres, sold their brownstone at 460 Fifth Street for $4.99 million, according to a deed posted Monday. The deal seems to have been made off market, and the buyers are a pair of family trusts. The house is a cartoonishly typical three-story brownstone two blocks off Prospect Park by Seventh Avenue - an area that, unfathomably today, wasn't as fancy when the couple bought it in 1997, not long after Buscemi's memorable roles in Fargo and Reservoir Dogs.
NEW YORK - Michael Porter Jr. scored 35 points, Noah Clowney had 18 and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Charlotte Hornets 116-103 on Monday night. Nic Claxton added 13 points, 11 rebounds and six assists for Brooklyn, which had lost four in a row. Reserves Danny Wolf and Drake Powell each scored 10 points. Porter went 7 for 11 from 3-point range.
MetroCards will be making their curtain call on Dec. 31, when sales of the card will cease in favor of the contactless Tap and Ride payment system becoming the default in the New Year. For those who will still have balances on their MetroCards after the cards go away, the MTA is rolling out a fleet of mobile sales vehicles to supplement the opening of 15 additional Customer Service Centers to help customers transition to Tap and Ride.
Thousands of people are expected to join the Coney Island Polar Bear Club for their annual New Year's Day swim in the frigid Atlantic Ocean. The event is free and open to the public, and swimmers can sign up online through New Year's Eve or in-person on New Year's Day, but advance sign-up and donations of at least $30 are encouraged. While supplies last, participants who raise more than $50 will receive a limited-edition Polar Bear Plunge beanie.
Sunset Park's Japan Village is gearing up for one of its most beloved community events of the year: the annual Holiday Craft Fair. Returning on Dec. 13 and 14 on the second floor of Sunrise Market with a curated lineup of Brooklyn artists, crafters and small-batch food vendors, the fair offers free admission and helps shoppers in supporting independent makers. On Instagram, organizers encouraged visitors to "explore beautiful handcrafted pottery, natural incense, clothing, spices (shichimi), accessories and more - all made with care and creativity." The fair will run from 11:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. both days.
The right buyer might see the potential in this Midwood dwelling that was built as a two-family in the early 20th century and still has a bit of interior detail left. The standout detail is an Arts and Crafts style mantel in the upper duplex, but there are wood floors, pocket doors, and a beamed ceiling as well. At 968 East 10th Street, the house was part of the Midwood Manor development begun in 1908.
Life Time, creator of 185 athletic country clubs including 13 in the Big Apple, signed a lease for a mammoth health-and-fitness mecca at Charney Companies' and Tavros' 175 Third St. with 85,000 square feet indoors on three levels, plus a 13,000 square-foot rooftop pool deck. Soon to be the largest building in Gowanus, 175 Third St. is part of the development partners' five-building campus called Gowanus Wharf.
In the spirit of giving, affordable housing developer Tredway partnered with City Harvest, New York City's first and largest food rescue organization, to distribute more than 500 turkeys and 7,000 pounds of fresh produce including sweet potatoes, peppers and lemons to families in need at the Sea Park Apartment Community, a three-tower complex in Coney Island, on Nov. 25.
IT's Thanksgiving, and we are thankful for another completed station renovation here at church Avenue, said Lieber, who lives close by to the station. This is a busy station, folks. I'm going through it every day. The new ADA elevators are always the headline when we do these projects, but we did a ton of other work to upgrade the station.
BROOKLYN, NY - A man is wanted after a violent robbery inside a Fourth Avenue bodega left a store clerk injured during the Thursday morning rush. The suspect entered the shop around 8:50 a.m., grabbed medicine from the counter, and fought off an employee who tried to stop him. Police said the robber repeatedly punched the 39-year-old worker before fleeing south on Fourth Avenue. EMS treated the victim at the scene for facial injuries as detectives reviewed surveillance footage from inside the store.
On the first leg of a back-to-back, Toronto had Brooklyn on their schedule, and although Toronto ultimately got the win, Brooklyn made them work for it, harder than you would expect from a team with their level of talent. Toronto showed poise last night during the closing stretches of the game, where it seemed that Brooklyn was going to overtake them, and get the upset. Toronto did what good teams have to be able to do, and that's battle through adversity and win close games.
Indian Larry hog-shop owner Bobby Seeger told The Post that his business will simply be relocating after the building that currently houses it is sold - with him eyeing a new spot in Williamsburg just two blocks away. "It's never going to go away. We'll relocate," Seeger said of his business - named after Larry Desmedt, a k a Indian Larry, the late motorcycle builder and stunt rider made famous by the Discovery Channel. "What are you going to do? You can dance, tap, cry," Seeger said of critics.
When I first joined the Housing Authority back in the '80s, my dad insisted I sign up for early retirement. At the time, the extra contributions to my pension seemed expensive, but my dad assured me the investment was worthwhile. A lot could change between 55 and 62, he said, and being able to retire early would give me choices.
"There is still so much work to be done, and I feel the urgency of this moment every day. Our country faces crises on multiple fronts. Every day the Trump administration is working to undermine civil rights and our democracy," Velázquez said in a statement, "At the same time, the American Dream is slipping further away for working people as wealth inequality worsens and life becomes less affordable. But I believe in the resiliency of the American people and the ability of a new generation of leaders who are ready for these great challenges."
A man was fatally stabbed Wednesday at a Brooklyn public housing building that houses a community center, according to NYPD officials. Officers found 48-year-old Kevin Coleman with multiple stab wounds at NYCHA's Langston Hughes Apartments in Brownsville around 5:30 p.m., officials said. The residential building contains a gathering space for seniors and other neighbors, according to the housing authority. First responders took Coleman to Brookdale Hospital in critical condition and he was later pronounced dead.
The development, which does not yet have a snappy name like its neighbors at 325 Kent and 1 Domino Square, will include more than 1,200 units - 315 of which will be earmarked as affordable. An additional 105 affordable units will be constructed "offsite," per zoning documents. A rezoning of the already-rezoned lot was approved by the City Council late last month, after Two Trees sought to make adjustments to the design it had pitched in 2014.
