Mayor De Blasio has struck a deal with the developer of the Domino Sugar factory site, averting a potential impasse over affordable housing.
Down-to-the-Wire Drama as Domino Developers Are Asked to Refine Their Plan
Opponents of the plan to redevelop the Domino Sugar refinery are speaking out again as Mayor de Blasio asks for additional affordable housing just days…
Williamsburg’s New Salvation Army Store Is On Hold After a Run-In With Its Neighbor
Work has stopped on the new Salvation Army thrift store at Bedford Avenue and North 7th Street after a backhoe crashed into the neighbor’s wall…
How the Squatter in Our Basement Drove Us Out of New York
I often wonder if we would have ever left Manhattan, had a strange man not been living in the basement of our apartment. Living in…
With Days Left to Legalize Their Lofts, Some Scramble, Others Stew, Many Have No Idea
Landlords call him “the devil.” Meet Arthur Atlas, an architect specializing in loft design. He earned this disparaging title as a result of his work…
Artists Want to Stay Put By Buying a Building Together. This Is Their Blueprint
William Powhida, a New York-based artist best known for his 2011 stunt of putting on a “VIP Douchebag”-inspired performance art show at the gallery Marlborough…
There’s a Push to Keep Industry in Brooklyn, But What About Artisanal Tacos?
Restauranteur Dario Wolos, who operates a taqueria from inside a VW bus in Nolita, spoke excitedly earlier this month as he told Brooklyn’s Community Board 1…
Daily Mail Coming to 51 Astor, Steinhardt In at 20 Cooper, Road Work Aplenty
Time now for one of our occasional updates on the state of B+B’s home base, the ever buzzing Cooper Square. 51 Astor The owner and…
Can Bushwick Bridge Unite the Old-Timers and Newbs?
When multimedia artist Sarah Quinter moved to Bushwick five years ago, the neighborhood known as Little Puerto Rico was already becoming richer, whiter and more…
Bedford Avenue Is Looking Pretty Vacant, and Oh So Pretty to Manhattanites
Bedford Avenue hasn’t seen as much recent turnover as Grand Street has, but that may be about to change. If you’ve walked down Williamsburg’s main drag…