The Sunset Park library might become $525/month affordable housing
New York City could use some housing that people can actually afford. New York City could also use modern, functioning…
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Three theories why Taylor Swift isn’t playing New York on her new tour
Hey everyone, how's your Monday going? Mediocre? Well get ready for your day to be ruined. It is with quivering…
Landmarked Clinton Hill house turned into Sour Patch Kids-branded flophouse
If there's one thing we can all agree on in Brooklyn, it's that there's so much housing everywhere. Just the…
Monday lunchtime linkage
Christian Slater is filming in Kensington [Kensington BK] The fight over the MTA's budget is starting now [WNYC] There's a…
Turkey’s Nest plays the role of Hell’s Kitchen hangout Josie’s Bar in Netflix’s ‘Daredevil’
The Turkey's Nest is many things. A dive bar that doesn't try too hard at just existing and being a…
Sunday Reads
On Butterflies: "Ali appears to be untouchable." [Guardian] On the Real Thing: "'Wake up! Wake up! It's the police!' she…
The Week in Broketown, 10/27 – 10/31
Like us in website form? Then you’ll love us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest -These DIY Halloween costumes came with their own pickup lines -Step…
Friday lunchtime linkage
The story behind the world's best Halloween video [Sideshow] What killed 3rd Ward? A rush to get investors, mostly [CulturalWeekly]…
5Pointz’ logo is going, going gone
http://youtu.be/4F8zPUHbN2U?t=4m If you're still in mourning over 5Pointz, you might not want to watch the above video of it's five-pointed…
Out-of-town investors buy rent-stabilized PLG building, betting on ‘influx of white-collar tenants’
Real estate speculation! Sometimes it takes the form of horrible arson. Oftentimes, it takes much more banal, but somehow more…