The Overblown Mamdani-Menin Melee
Why we think the mayor and speaker are more partners than adversaries—and how John Mangin’s nomination gives them their next best chance to prove it.
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LISTEN: Potholes, Promenades and Power in Mamdani’s New York
“The bar is so low. So many people have come to expect nothing from government, and so many people who have no idea what they should be demanding from government because we’ve pushed civics out of the conversation.
Daily Links: Growing Outrage at Gowanus School Toxins Reveals Cleanup Fails
In the News The Socialist, a Million-Dollar House, Unanswered Questions [NYT] Three Cyclists Die in One Week in Hit-and-Runs [NYT] NYC Had Its Rainiest August in at Least Five Years [NYP] Man Fires Wildly on Greenwood…
Enter Your Modern Spin on a Grotesque in an Architecture Contest
If you have spent any time staring up at the architecture of Brooklyn you will have spotted the animals, human faces, gargoyles, and other figures peeking out from the borough's edifices.
Urban Forest Plan Will Add Trees in Sunset Park, Bensonhurst, Gravesend
by Gabriele Holtermann, Brooklyn Paper As summers grow hotter due to the climate emergency, New York City is taking a crucial step toward addressing the devastating impacts of climate change on people and the ecosystem…
They Paved a Historic NYC Black Burial Ground. Now It’s a Lot for Abandoned Cars.
The ragged gravel parking lot in Elmhurst, Queens, looked like so many others scattered across the city — a squalid plot of open space cluttered with dozens of busted-up, broken-down cars and trucks.
East New York Residents Try Buying Back Their Neighborhood, One Lot At a Time
Debra Ack beamed with pride as she looked at the two-story brown brick warehouse on Jamaica Avenue in East New York.
Mamdani Touts Speedy Parks Repair Crews
Mayor Zohran Mamdani officially kicked off a new initiative to make emergency repairs at parks, playgrounds, and rec centers across the city, in three weeks or less.
Mamdani Will Rebuild the BQE to Last Until 2080 Despite Calls to Tear it Down
Mayor Mamdani wants to build a temporary bypass road to allow for a 10-year, $4-billion rebuild of the BQE triple-cantilever.
This Program Pays New York Cops to Help Border Patrol Arrest Immigrants. Hochul Backs It.
Border county sheriff’s deputies participating in Operation Stonegarden have facilitated dozens of immigration arrests in recent years.
Uber and Waymo Have Spent More Than $15M This Year Lobbying New York Pols
So much for affordability. Big Tech spent massive sums to back it's state legislative aims this year.
Monday’s Headlines: Time for Action Edition
Transportation Alternatives has called for a "die-in" outside City Hall this coming Wednesday amid impatience with the city's slow progress toward eliminating traffic deaths after hit-and-run drivers killed killed three…
Queens council member puts Mamdani on notice after repeated district flooding
Queens City Council Member Phil Wong is furious and calling on Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration to make flood prevention a priority after constituents in his district experienced severe flooding and property damage…
Top 10 Brooklyn Real Estate Listings: A Ditmas Park Co-op
The most popular listings on Brownstoner this week include a Bed Stuy rental, a Bay Ridge row house, and a Park Slope brownstone.
Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: Hermès Opening Soon in Faux-Old Digs
Lend Your Voice to a Marathon Reading of 'The Power Broker' Several hundred readers are needed to reach the goal of a live reading of the entirety of Robert Caro’s weighty work “The Power Broker.” The dense and…
LISTEN: ‘Thou Shall Not Push Your Neighbor Around’
“There’s a quality that all great historians have of being a little prophetic — an ability to identify deep trends in American society and history and then, without claiming to speak for the future, see what might…
Meet CHAP, NYC’s New Rental Voucher, And What Else Happened This Week in Housing
The new City Housing Assistance Program, or CHAP, will serve people living in shelters and people in rent stabilized apartments facing eviction, starting as early as March 2027.
A Bay Ridge House With Parking and More to See, Starting at $750K
Our picks for open houses to check out this weekend are found in Bed Stuy, Bay Ridge, Flatbush, and Old Mill Basin.
Opinion: A Knicks Win, And NYC’s Eviction Machine
"Over 175,000 New Yorkers in eviction proceedings probably did not fully get to experience the joy felt on that day—and it will matter not that for one shining day of victory their eviction was temporarily paused."
A Stonecutter’s Hudson Italianate House With Scrollwork, Yours for $1.995 Million
For those who like their old houses already polished up, this circa 1869 Hudson, New York Italianate wood frame offers a picturesque exterior and an interior awash in creamy colors and modern amenities.
Hit-and-Run Drivers Killed Three Cyclists in Three Days
Advocates called on the mayor to take action after a BMW driver allegedly struck Mamadou Diallo, of Canarsie, head-on before fleeing the scene.
Major Grocer, Burlington Join Bay Ridge’s Century 21 Redevelopment
by Olivia Seaman, Brooklyn Paper Bay Ridge’s long-vacant Century 21 site is getting a major retail makeover.
Daily Links: Now ADA Accessible, Gravesend F Train Stop Debuts Elevators
In the News Teen Girls Knifed in East New York Dollar Tree: Police [NYT] Bed Stuy Dog Run Closes Due to Soil Contamination [Eagle] Brooklyn Mourns Champion of Borough’s Arts and Culture [BP] MTA Unveils Elevators at…
Reformers Blast ‘Audacious Power Grab’ by Brooklyn Democratic Party Chair
A raft of last-minute proposed changes to Brooklyn Democratic Party rules, billed as reforms by leadership, is drawing the ire of critics who see an eleventh-hour attempt by party chair Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn to…
ICE Agents Target Out-of-State Plates in Apparent Escalation of Car Stops in NYC
Andrés, a Colombian immigrant living in College Point, Queens, had just picked up some Peruvian food on an evening in late June, and was driving his 6-year-old daughter and wife home when they were suddenly boxed in by…
City Floats Busway, Parking Maximums to Ease Traffic from Red Hook Redevelopment
Red Hook and the Columbia Street Waterfront could finally get a working bus as the city plans 6,000 more homes for the area.
City Comptroller Urges Mamdani to Cut ‘School Streets’ Red Tape
Just 48 of the city's 1,619 public schools participated in School Streets during the 2025-2026 school year.
Another G Train Shutdown Means Greenpoint Needs Better Bus Priority
"We'd love to see more bus lanes," one neighborhood elected official said as she called on the MTA to tweak its plans for weekend G train shutdowns in Greenpoint.
Friday Headlines: Yet Another Just-the-News Edition
It's a summer Friday news roundup.
Bed Stuy Parlor Unit With Mantels, Steel Kitchen, Garden Asks $4,800
This one-bedroom occupying the parlor floor of a Bed Stuy brownstone has been thoughtfully renovated with central air and shares a landscaped garden.