The Shops at 145 Front Street seems like the perfect opportunity for business owners who need affordable rent and amenities in DUMBO. But many businesses last only months. Why are they leaving so quickly?
Category: <span>The Buildings of Brooklyn</span>
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October 16, 2019October 22, 2019A Changing Brooklyn, Brooklyn Life, The Buildings of Brooklyn
Crown Heights Warily Awaits a New Neighbor: A Supermodern Hotel
The architect promises public spaces. Will all feel welcome in them?
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October 14, 2019October 23, 2019Brooklyn Life, Religion, The Buildings of Brooklyn
Kane Street Synagogue: A Change in the Weather?
Immigrant Muslims have long been part of the community, but some of them feel less welcome lately.
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October 11, 2019October 23, 2019Arts & Culture, Brooklyn Life, The Buildings of Brooklyn
Life Inside the “House of Collection”
Stories and artifacts from Williamsburg’s original artist residence.
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October 11, 2019October 16, 2019Brooklyn Life, The Buildings of Brooklyn
In Bushwick, Some Residents Say ‘Maybe Not’ to the House of Yes
The nightclub, with its glittering walls and pulsing beats, is both a symptom and a cause of gentrification.
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October 11, 2019October 16, 2019Brooklyn Life, The Buildings of Brooklyn
Downtown Brooklyn: Look Out! Here Comes Another Tower
Mom-and-pop shots are making way for gleaming commercial developments.
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October 11, 2019October 16, 2019Brooklyn Life, News, The Buildings of Brooklyn
“I Can Go In As I Am”
Fort Greene’s historic LGBTQ senior residence is about to open.
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October 9, 2019October 16, 2019Brooklyn Life, The Buildings of Brooklyn
The Gingerbread House of Bay Ridge: A Fairy Tale That Needs a Happy Ending
It's very beautiful, but it's not selling. Why?
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October 9, 2019October 16, 2019Brooklyn Life, The Buildings of Brooklyn
Life After Landmarking: What’s Next for Sunset Park’s Only Freestanding Mansion
Landmarking is a way to preserve historic buildings. But for the Dr. Maurice T. Lewis House, it's been difficult.
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October 9, 2019October 20, 2019Arts & Culture, Brooklyn Life, The Buildings of Brooklyn
Where Pierogis Meet Punk in Greenpoint
Welcome to the Warsaw, a community center for aging Poles and a concert venue for young rockers.