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‘Greenest Block in Brooklyn’ Fights for Landmark Status

300 East 25th Street Block. Courtesy of the Historic Districts Council.EAST FLATBUSH — On the 300 East 25th Street Block, which sits between Clarendon Road and Avenue D in East Flatbush, neighbors work tirelessly to preserve the lush diversity of plants that has made them the four-time winner of the

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After 125 Years in Manhattan, Van Alen Institute Makes Brooklyn Its New home

New location of Van Alen Institute. Courtesy of Van Alen Institute.GOWANUS — The Van Alen Institute announced their move to a new location in Gowanus, leaving behind their Flatiron space after 125 years. The Van Alen Institute [https://www.vanalen.org/about/] is an architectural nonprofit organization, dedicated to improving

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Open House New York: 65 Sites To See In Brooklyn

Open House New York [https://ohny.org/weekend/plan-your-weekend/grid?borough[0]=xTMUDWdwXE3Ma827I0JS] (OHNY) released its 2018 schedule today and it features 65 sites in Brooklyn to check out! Taking place Friday, October 12 through Sunday, October 14 the annual event opens the doors to hundreds of interesting sites across

North Western Brooklyn

The Best of Brooklyn From Every Point

via Brooklyn PointBrooklyn Point [https://brooklynpointnyc.com/?utm_source=BKLYNR&utm_medium=Banner&utm_campaign=Dedicated%20Email] will be the first – and only – for-sale residence located atop the borough’s largest food, shopping and entertainment destination. Located above City Point, a 600,000-square-foot mecca of retail, dining and entertainment in

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Redesign for Williamsburg’s Domino Sugar Factory Approved By Landmarks Preservation Commission

A rendering shows the new design of the Domino Sugar Factory Refinery Site from the waterfront promenade (Rendering via PAU)WILLIAMSBURG – A new design for the old Domino Sugar Factory Refinery was approved without changes yesterday by the Landmark Preservation Commission. Developed by Two Trees Management company and designed by

Downtown Brooklyn

Paper, Pencils, Pistol? Teen Packs Gun On First Day Of School

105 Tech Place via Google MapsDOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – As more than one million public school students in NYC returned to classes yesterday, one teen was busted for bringing a gun to school. Adrian Carr, a 17-year-old student at the George Westinghouse Career and Technical Educational High School located in Downtown Brooklyn,

Arts & Culture

Giant ‘Lily Pads’ Will Protect Red Hook Houses From Future Flooding

Rendering via KPFNYCHA has commissioned architectural firm Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) to design a resiliency and renewal program for the Red Hook Houses in response to the devastation caused by Superstorm Sandy in 2012. The storm left thousands of Red Hook residents without power and basic necessities for weeks

fort greene

Here’s Why Fort Greene And Clinton Hill Are The Best Places To Take A Date

Many locals can enjoy rooftop views of Manhattan from their Fort Greene and Clinton Hill homes during the summer. That’s what we call a good date. (Photo by Francisco Daum)Brooklyn Magazine has omitted Fort Greene and Clinton Hill from its list of best dates by neighborhood [http://www.

Central Brooklyn

Eyesore Or Post-Modernist Triumph? You Be The Judge

Bright colors at 722 Coney Island Avenue. (Photo: Sarah Crean)Coney Island Avenue just got a little more colorful but not everyone’s happy about it. On the west side of Coney Island Avenue, not far from the corner of Cortelyou Road, a four-story building painted brilliant colors of green,

fort greene

Photo Finish: Brick And Mortar In Clinton Hill

Photo via yesmini_ [https://www.instagram.com/p/BAKTnbanTbC/?taken-by=yesmini_]. Never underestimate the power of just walking aimlessly. Keep on sharing photos with us at editor@bklyner.com, add them to our Flickr group [https://www.flickr.com/groups/thelocalfgch/], or tag them #ftgfocus on Instagram [http://instagram.com/

187-191 Prospect Park West

Landmarks Preservation Commission Approves Pavilion Plans, While Community Concerns Continue

Updated Pavilion plans. (Plans courtesy of LPC)In a meeting on Tuesday, October 20, the Landmarks Preservation Committee [http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/html/home/home.shtml] (LPC) approved plans for the Pavilion Theater project to move forward. The approval comes after a round of updates and adjustments to

architecture

Watching From Above: The Hauntingly Beautiful Gargoyles Of Bensonhurst

School gargoyles. (By Daniel Frazer)The thing that perhaps most distinguishes one Brooklyn neighborhood from another is its unique architecture. Brooklyn, being one of the oldest sections of New York City, is home to a myriad of strange features from our past. Perhaps none are stranger than the many gargoyles

1027 Flatbush Avenue

Kings Theatre Honored For Its Historic Preservation With Brooklyn Building Award

Photo via Kings Theatre [https://www.facebook.com/KingsTheatreBklyn/photos/pb.308936483947.-2207520000.1428688457./10153119888878948/?type=3&theater] Congratulations to the Kings Theatre [http://www.kingstheatre.com/] (1027 Flatbush Avenue), one of the places honored this year in the 2015 Brooklyn Building Awards [http://www.ibrooklyn.com/CWT/EXTERNAL/WCPAGES/

60 west end ave

Manhattan Beach Jewish Center, Built In 1952, Nominated For Historic Designation

Manhattan Beach Jewish Center (Source: Google Maps)The 63-year-old Manhattan Beach Jewish Center [http://mbjc.org/] at 60 West End Avenue is just one of two properties in all five boroughs nominated by Governor Andew Cuomo to be added to the State and National Registers of Historic Places. The building

architecture

Restored Stained Glass Window To Light Brown Memorial For Years To Come

Photo courtesy of Beverly Jones.Brown Memorial Baptist Church [http://www.brownmemorialbaptist.org]‘s beautiful and poignant Pilgrims Window is shining yet again. That is because over 100 years after being crafted by Louis Comfort Tiffany and installed on the northern side of Brown Memorial Baptist Church, facing Gates Avenue,

architecture

Photo Of The Day: Mosaics

Hansel and Gretel totally live in this house. Guess the block correctly and we’ll send you a cookie. Take any photos in Bensonhurst recently? Send them to editor@bensonhurstbean.com , or tag them #Bensonhurst on Instagram, and we’ll post them here. Also, follow us on Twitter [https://twitter.

2005 86th st

The Vitamin Shoppe Opens On 86th Street In Former Home Of Benson Twin Theaters

The Vitamin Shoppe opened its doors at 2005 86th Street about three weeks ago, looking to capitalize off the new rush of fitness fans patronizing Planet Fitness next door [/planet-fitness-86th-street-now-open/]. The business replaces London Fashion Shoes, which closed for good earlier this year. It’s hard not to note the

architecture

Sandy Brings NYC Beaches, Or, At Least, The Bathrooms, To 21st Century Standards

Source: NYC Dept. of Parks and RecreationThe new bathrooms lining the Riegelmann Boardwalk along Coney Island and Brighton Beach might not be making everybody happy, but some see them as a sign of the city entering the 21st century. A report [http://www.wired.com/design/2013/06/how-nyc-redsigned-its-beaches-after-sandy/#slideid-151889]

architecture

Know An Architect Familiar With Homes In Historic Districts?

Soon-to-be neighbor Josh writes: > I am about to go to closing on a new home in one of the DP historic districts. Any way readers can offer suggestions of architects who have prior experience with this? Thank you in advance! So, have you heard of or had a good experience

architecture

Father & Sons Deli, Between Awnings

Though you had some appreciation for Father & Sons Deli’s late night sandwiches (and we’d add that they’ve got the best price for bottles of water and soda on the street), most of you are not thrilled by the new awning they installed [/blog/business/new-awnings-on-cortelyou] on the

17th avenue

Bensonhurst Architecture And The Search For Stooges

So while we had a little snafu getting the name “Bensonhurst Bean” into the segment, they did manage to make me look fairly knowledgeable about neighborhood architecture in between all the Three Stooges impersonations. In the above video, yours truly pounds the pavement with veteran TV reporter Chauncey Howell and

71st street

Bensonhurst Architecture: Here Comes The Cornice

A catty corner view of Villabate Alba Pastry Shop at 7001 18th Avenue- you can see how shadows emphasize the building's architectural detailsHave you ever noticed the crown molding that runs along the sides and tops of older buildings? It’s called a cornice and it was all the rage

architecture

Brighton Beach Decay Gets Its Close Up

Courtesy of Nathan KensingerBrighton Beach and Sheepshead Bay share a lot of things. A huge Eastern European population. A beautiful waterfront. And a screwed up history of poorly planned development. The last bit got highlighted in Brighton Beach by urban photographer Nathan Kensinger [http://kensinger.blogspot.com/2010/03/brighton-beach-bungalows.