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Because they cause the mice to die slow painful deaths, here are your afternoon links: March is gross and sad, Mamdani didn't kill the luxury housing market, now we know who Banksy is and more. [ more › ]

City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events and public hearings, plus affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon. The post NYC Housing Calendar, March 16-23 appeared first on City Limits.
Here’s a rare opportunity to buy an affordable apartment in Manhattan. City-owned buildings in Harlem, at 357 West 115th Street and 321 West 116th Street, have been redeveloped and converted into affordable two- and three-bedroom co-ops through the Affordable Neighborhood Co-operative Program (ANCP)
Every week, we share the most popular sale listing of the week in NYC, as selected by you, our StreetEasy users. The most popular sale for March 16 is this sophisticated Upper East Side 3-bedroom with a functioning fireplace, located just a few blocks from Central Park. Elegant Upper East Side 3-bed
This Prospect Lefferts Gardens single-family, one in a fetching row of Tudor style homes, has the exterior charm that made the Tudor Revival style so popular in the early 20th century. There is the expected half-timbering, an oriel window, and a tile roof, all details shared with its neighbors. Deta
Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Friday signed an executive order establishing the city’s first Mayor’s Office for LGBTQIA+ Affairs and appointed the first transgender person to lead a New York City office. Led by Taylor Brown, now the highest-ranking trans person in city government history, the office will
In the News Guerrilla Battle Over Padlocks, Trash on the Brooklyn Bridge [NYT] Read More > The post Daily Links: Water Outages, Leaks Plague Luxury Greenpoint Development appeared first on Brownstoner.
The state is adjusting its income eligibility criteria for Empower+, which helps tenants and homeowners pay for energy-saving building upgrades. Previous rules made it hard for city households to qualify: since 2010, only 7 percent of the program's retrofit projects were in the five boroughs. The po
by Samantha Maldonado This article was originally published on March 9 at 3 p.m. EDT by THE CITY A controversial program to take derelict buildings away from negligent landlords may get a revamp. The Third Party Transfer program, created in 1996, took buildings from landlords who were behind on eith
Tenants have complained of chronic hot water problem, major leaks and a three-day one outage at One Blue Slip (center) in Greenpoint. Many of the city’s newly constructed buildings, including swanky digs with top-dollar rents, are mired in violations and complaints. [ more › ]

Hollywood’s biggest night comes to New York City. For a festive Oscars-viewing experience, hit one of the city’s bars, venues, or movie theaters hosting watch parties in honor of the 98th annual Academy Awards this Sunday, March 15. Ahead, find our favorite spots to show off your red-carpet look, pl
The most popular listings on Brownstoner this week include a Park Slope co-op, a Bed Stuy row house, and a Midwood Park standalone. Park Slope was popular with readers again this week. The least expensive property for sale on the list is the Prospect Heights co-op at $1.195 million and the… Read Mor
Affordable Housing Lottery Launches for $844 Units at Atlantic Avenue Tower An affordable housing lottery debuted for a new tower along Brooklyn’s arterial Atlantic Avenue. Construction for the development, dubbed Prosper Brooklyn, was under way before the recently passed Atlantic Avenue rezoning. T
Friday means open houses! It's a great weekend to see what’s out there, and we’ve got five we absolutely love. You can feast your eyes on a 4-bedroom with bay windows in Park Slope, a West Village 1-bedroom with its own private roof deck, or a beautiful 3-bedroom with views of Morningside Park. And
Some good news for New Jersey Transit riders: Full service to and from New York City will resume Sunday as the agency finishes replacing the century-old Portal Bridge. Service has been cut by 50 percent since February 15, while rail operations switched from the old bridge to the new $1.5 billion Por
The NYC Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME) and Art House New York (AHNY) announced the city’s first Art House Cinema Week New York. The week-long celebration of independent cinema runs from March 20-26 at nearly 30 independent local theaters throughout the city. MOME is providing 5,000
This Chelsea loft condominium in the Spears Building at 525 West 22nd Street is as classic as it gets. Built in 1880, the former furniture warehouse sits next to the High Line, and the homes within have kept the warmth and architectural detail of the industrial era. Framed by exposed brick walls, ma
Smorgasburg has unveiled its lineup of vendors ahead of its return next month, kicking off its 16th season the first weekend in April. The beloved outdoor food market will host 74 vendors, including 22 making their Smorasburg debut. The market opens in Williamsburg’s Marsha P. Johnson State Park on
Usha Mehta credits the India Home senior center in Jamaica, Queens, with with getting her through COVID. They say the city should dedicate $2.3 billion for nutrition, housing, community and other services aimed at older adults. [ more › ]

Our picks for open houses to check out this weekend are found in Bed Stuy, Greenpoint, and Flatlands. They range in price from $698,000 to $2.99 million. 289 Macon Street 704 Humboldt… Read More > The post A Greenpoint Row House and More to See, Starting at $698K appeared first on Brownstoner.