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Cobble Hill

May 14, 2013

Death of Former Editor in Cobble Hill Ruled Accidental, Officials Say

Elizabeth Borst, 55, died after receiving massive head wounds in February, the Medical Examiner said.

Park Slope

January 29, 2013

City Moves to Shut Down Park Slope Salon it Claims Doubled as Gambling Den

The city wants to shut down a Park Slope beauty parlor for housing an alleged gambling den.

Upper West Side

December 29, 2012

Working Fireplaces Set UWS House Hunters' Hearts Ablaze

Working fireplaces in select Upper West Side apartments boost a unit's value, real estate experts say.

Carroll Gardens

October 03, 2012

Brooklyn Design Studio Releases Carroll Gardens Themed Halloween Calendar

A local design studio released a Halloween calendar themed after a haunted brownstone.

Bedford-Stuyvesant

September 27, 2012

Food is Front and Center At Bed-Stuy's 'Mini Harlem Week'

Bedford-Stuyvesant fetes food and culture this October at the 8th Annual Bed-Stuy Alive! celebration.

Carroll Gardens

July 02, 2012

Brownstone Building Collapses in Carroll Gardens

Six people were evacuated when a three-story building at 241 Carroll St. partially collapsed Monday.

Fort Greene

June 19, 2012

Ft. Greene Park's Different Closing Times Prompt Discrimination Fears

Fort Greene Park has two different closing times at entrances near public housing and private homes.

Park Slope

June 07, 2012

Park Slope Brownstone Forces Tenant Evacuation

An unstable building on a tony stretch of Sixth Avenue was evacuated.

Carroll Gardens

June 07, 2012

$2.35M Brooklyn Carriage House Big on Charm, But Not Open House Visitors

A rare offering of a carriage house in Brownstone Brooklyn shows off its possibilities.

Bedford Stuyvesant

May 08, 2012

Proposed Rezoning Would Save the Sky in Northern Bed-Stuy

A plan covering 140 blocks of northern Bedford-Stuyvesant would keep development to major thoroughfares.

Upper West Side

July 17, 2011

Fire Rips Through West 85th Street Building

A fire broke out at 26 W. 85th St., near Central Park West Saturday night.

Upper West Side

March 04, 2011

Fraternities Involved in Columbia Drug Bust Stripped of Brownstones, Report Says

Three frats who had members arrested during the bust lost their brownstones as punishment.

Harlem

October 20, 2010

New Posh Hotel Coming to Harlem Doesn't Worry Local Innkeepers

Many brownstone bed-and-breakfasts don't feel threatened by Aloft Harlem, a chain hotel slated to open in November.

Harlem

September 27, 2010

Langston Hughes' Harlem Brownstone Back on the Market

Sellers of the poet Langston Hughes' former Harlem residence are looking for a restoration-minded buyer.

Murray Hill and Gramercy

June 08, 2010

Fire Breaks Out on Roof of Gramercy Brownstone

No one was injured in the blaze that began on the roof of a three-story brownstone building on E. 26th Street.