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by East New York Affordable Housing Lottery Has $1,238 Two-Bedroom Apartments
An affordable housing lottery has launched for a new 13-story development on Atlantic Avenue in East New York. The 229-unit building largely replaced a row of two and three-story mixed-use buildings that long stood on the arterial route, which was part of the neighborhood’s areawide rezoning.
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Kadisha Davis, who was formerly in the NYC shelter system with her daughter, said that conditions were “traumatic” and that taxpaying New Yorkers deserved dignified housing. Photo by Lloyd Mitchell
Housing Advocates Rally for Expansion of CityFHEPS Housing Voucher Program
Housing advocates and City Council members rallied Thursday in front of City Hall to once again demand that Mayor Zohran Mamdani fulfill a campaign promise to follow through with the expansion of a critical, but costly, housing voucher program.
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The brick house at 192 Nelson Street in Carroll Gardens. Photo via Compass
A Brooklyn Heights Row House and More to See, Starting at $895K
Our picks for open houses to check out last weekend are found in Brooklyn Heights, Carroll Gardens, South Midwood, and Marine Park. They range in price from $895,000 to $5.7 million.
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Photo by Anna Bradley-Smith
Brooklyn Baker to Bring Sweet Treats to Bed Stuy Corner
When Sammy Rees was growing up in Boerum Hill, she was already dreaming about the Brooklyn brick and mortar she one day hoped to open. But it wasn’t until many years later during the Covid-19 pandemic that it dawned on her what that business would be: a bakery.
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Photo via Compass
Brooklyn Heights Three-Bedroom Prewar With Wood Floors Asks $3.25 Million
Awash in muted, calming shades, this Brooklyn Heights apartment has a generous amount of space for relaxing as well as three exposures. It is on the fourth floor of 15 Clark Street, an early 20th century building close to the Brooklyn Heights Promenade and within the neighborhood’s historic district.
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