Blog Brownstoner recalls a chilling episode of a near mugging, attack by a group of teens in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. I’m often amazed by the amount of new construction of luxury condos and the influx of new residents to neighborhoods we call the hood.
Entries Tagged as ‘Housing’
May 22, 2008
Magic Johnson’s Condos Going Up in Greenpoint
Magic Johnson is an investor in a new housing community at 110 Green Street in the Greenpoint section of Brooklyn that will be known as the Viridian. The Viridian will boast 130 apartments, putting green on the roof, “virtual golf” indoors, billiards room, building wifi, indoor pool, interior courtyard with reflecting pond and more.
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May 19, 2008
Apartment Therapy’s Smallest, Coolest Apt Winner
Tony and Hillary of Fort Greene, Brooklyn have won Apartment Therapy’s Small Cool Apartment Contest.
Living small forces you to live and think creatively. We moved to this apartment from an 800 square foot apartment and had to think very carefully about what we can and can’t live without…
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May 14, 2008
Brownsville Homeowners Facing Forclosure Crisis
Brownsville is one of the poorest neighborhoods in Brooklyn much less the NYC may have to endure another set of hardship in the form of increasing mortgages. Its been amazing to see how much the neighborhood has improved over the last 5-10 years, it would be a shame to see all those gains wiped out [...]
April 17, 2008
Where the Manhattan Folks are moving to.
According to The New York Observer, when Manhattan residents pack up and move to another borough they more than likely are moving the Bronx, not Brooklyn.
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April 13, 2008
Even Renters Aren’t Safe
Even NYC renters aren’t safe from the sub prime mortgage mess.
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