Ditmas Park Victorian With Wraparound Porch Asks $2.5M Photos: Allyson Lubow/Courtesy of Compass And there’s space for a home office. Price: $2,495,000 Location: Ditmas Park, Brooklyn Built in 1930, this Victorian house at 241 Stratford Road isn’t part of any of the nearby historic districts, but its architectural style and tree-lined surroundings are consistent with Ditmas Park’s characterful suburban vibe. The home is walking distance to the southern tip of Prospect Park and just up the block from the Cortelyou…
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What It’s Like to Not Pay Rent, According to Striking Tenants
What It’s Like to Not Pay Rent, According to Striking Tenants Getty Images Inside a rent strike in the Bronx. Defective locks make for dubious building security. Walls sag with water damage and look as if they’re melting. An infestation of vermin plagues apartments. These are the conditions that some tenants in an apartment building on Sheridan Avenue in the South Bronx have endured for years. But it was the outbreak of COVID-19 in March that was the final straw.…
In the East Village, a Two-Bedroom Duplex with a Garden Wants $995K
In the East Village, a Two-Bedroom Duplex with a Garden Wants $995K Photos: Courtesy of Brown Harris Stevens Prewar details include a wood-burning fireplace and exposed brick. Welcome back to the Six-Digit Club, where we take a look at a newish-to-market listing priced under $1 million, because nice things sometimes come in small packages. Send nominations to the tip line. Price: $995,000 Location: East Village, Manhattan This two-bedroom co-op is in a five-story prewar building at 103 East 10th Street,…
Coronavirus and Extreme Heat Are ‘on a Collision Course’ as NYC Summer Begins
Coronavirus and Extreme Heat Are ‘on a Collision Course’ as NYC Summer Begins Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images Among the initiatives to combat extreme heat, the de Blasio administration launched a program to provide free air conditioners to vulnerable New Yorkers. It was a hot summer morning in the Bronx on Tuesday, June 23, with temperatures climbing into the high 80s. Jose Batista, an 81-year-old tenant in the New York City Housing Authority’s (NYCHA) Mitchel Houses, was getting ready to…
For $625K, a Pocket-Size Scandinavian-Inspired Studio in Soho
For $625K, a Pocket-Size Scandinavian-Inspired Studio in Soho Photos: Nick Glimenakis/Courtesy of Yesim Ak, Compass The space was overhauled by Norwegian model Sophia Lie and is selling furnished. Welcome back to the Six-Digit Club, where we take a look at a newish-to-market listing priced under $1 million, because nice things sometimes come in small packages. Send nominations to the tip line. Price: $625,000 Location: Soho, Manhattan The rare Soho apartment for well under $1 million (even studios in the area…
New York Housing Courts Reopen to Confusion and Protests
New York Housing Courts Reopen to Confusion and Protests Stephanie Keith/Getty Images “I feel like I’m on the edge of a cliff, and I’m just waiting for a push to send me over.” Daniella Vega has called every tenant hotline she could find, but she still doesn’t know if she’s on the cusp of being evicted. The 27-year-old artist shared a three-bedroom apartment in Bushwick with two roommates, but they both moved out due to the pandemic, saddling the freelancer…
American Museum of Natural History to Remove Racist Theodore Roosevelt Statue
American Museum of Natural History to Remove Racist Theodore Roosevelt Statue Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images NYC activists have long called for the removal of the monument. For several decades, activists have fought for the city to remove the statue of Theodore Roosevelt from the American Museum of Natural History’s (AMNH) entrance. The bronze monument shows the former president on top of a horse with two figures standing below him: an African man on one side and a Native American…
Park-Adjacent Park Slope One-Bedroom With Private Patio Wants $749K
Park-Adjacent Park Slope One-Bedroom With Private Patio Wants $749K Photos: Vistabee for Nick Arnold/Courtesy of Compass Prewar and modern details merge in the largest apartment of a ten-unit co-op. Welcome back to the Six-Digit Club, where we take a look at a newish-to-market listing priced under $1 million, because nice things sometimes come in small packages. Send nominations to the tip line. Price: $749,000 Location: Park Slope, Brooklyn Montgomery Place, a single block between Eighth Avenue and Prospect Park West,…
Everything You Need To Know About NYC’s Reopening
Everything You Need To Know About NYC’s Reopening A restaurant on Madison Avenue serves drinks to customers seated at sidewalk tables as the city moves into phase two reopening. | Cindy Ord/Getty Images Here’s what you need to know in New York City New York City, once the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S., has entered its second phase of a four part reopening to tentatively restart the city’s economy. Since late March, New York has been all…
New York City’s Rent Guidelines Board vote, explained
New York City’s Rent Guidelines Board vote, explained Max Touhey All your pressing questions about this year’s Rent Guidelines Board decision, answered. On June 17, the Rent Guidelines Board voted to freeze rents for the city’s nearly 1 million rent-stabilized apartments. The RGB voted to approve a rent freeze for one-year leases, and for two-year leases, a rent freeze on the first year and a 1 percent increase on the second. The RGB vote happened against the backdrop of the…