City and state government officials are cracking down on landlords who collect tax benefits for affordable housing incentives but don’t follow through on their obligations. This practice was…
Bid to Curb Airbnb May Bring Hostels Back to the City
Travel to almost any international city, from Berlin to Lima, and chances are you can to drop your bags at a cheap hostel filled with bunk beds…
East Village Tenants Say ‘Enough Is Enough’ to Alleged Predatory Landlord
Karen Platt has been channeling her frustrations through the satisfying scrape of chalk across concrete. After years of living with dust, noise, and health hazards…
Protesters Sent a Message to the BK Real Estate Summit: ‘Brooklyn’s Not For Sale!’
Swiping in at the Nassau stop yesterday, I happened to look down to the ground, and instead of spent MetroCards, I found a smattering of small flyers printed…
Cameo Gallery’s Owner Explains What Went Wrong
I first met Jify Shah back in 2014 when things were looking up for the owner of Cameo Gallery, a venue that became a mainstay…
Is There a Toxic Plume Under Your Building? This Map of North Brooklyn Will Tell You
The Greenpoint-Williamsburg rezoning transformed the East River waterfront area (and other pockets, including along parts of the BQE) from “mixed use” industrial districts to solely residential ones. Things…
Empty Spaces: What’s Up With Wreck Room’s Old Place?
Empty Spaces takes a closer look at the buildings that used to house well-loved establishments, shuttered due to inevitable rent hikes or an unfortunate turn…
Inside Williamsburg’s Ambitious New-Music Venue, National Sawdust
In many ways, Williamsburg’s newest venue couldn’t be more different from the (mostly) defunct DIY show spaces (bar/art-galleries and dingy old warehouses) that once lined the waterfront area. (Cameo,…
Anti-Construction Harassment Coalition Rallies at City Hall For Tenant Safety
A group by the name of Stand for Tenant Safety, consisting of tenant groups and eleven City Council Members (including Rosie Mendez from the Lower East…
From Squat to Rooftop Squash: A New Garden Blooms at Umbrella House
After a visit last year to ABC No Rio, a former squat building turned community space still very much awaiting its day for the ambitious makeover…