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  1. mysteries
    How Fort Greene Park Got Fenced InTo maintain its grass, my local park was carved up by wooden posts and caution tape.
    By Kim Velsey
  2. the rent is too damn high
    Get Ready to Spend $5,000 on That Floor of a Brownstone“I get applications and people are making half a million a year in income. One person.”
    By Kim Velsey
  3. encounter
    The Human Bones Seller of BushwickThe 23-year-old owner swears there’s nothing creepy about his business.
    By Bridget Read
  4. encounter
    Hopalong Andrew Is the Hardest-Working Cowboy Musician in BrooklynTraveling the children’s-entertainment circuit with lasso-swinging performer.
    By Lisa Miller
  5. look book
    The Look Book Goes to Parsons During FinalsWe talked to students leaving class on one of the last Mondays of the semester.
    By Kelsie Schrader and Jenna Milliner-Waddell
  6. from the archives
    From the Archives: We Renovated Our Own Brownstone — It Was a Million Laughs“When someone asks was it worth it, I say yes, because while my arm didn’t heal properly, the ceiling job is beautiful.”
    By Fred Powledge
  7. scenes
    Saturday Night at Slutty VeganBrooklyn’s best party is a line for veggie burgers.
    By Chris Crowley
  8. encounter
    Joyce Szuflita Is Brooklyn’s School-Admissions Whisperer“No, shut up. Shut up and listen to me. You’re not going to get everything you need to know.”
    By Caitlin Moscatello
  9. the group portrait
    The Elite Gymnasts of GowanusHow a husband-and-wife team turned New York into an unlikely source of sporting talent.
    By Bindu Bansinath
  10. the group portrait
    Among the Van Lifers in BrooklynIn a dead-end waterfront street known as Van Alley, a makeshift neighborhood grows.
    By Paula Aceves
  11. the housing market
    Manhattan Rents Broke Another RecordAverage rents reached more than $5000 in July.
    By Clio Chang
  12. look book
    The Look Book Goes to a Greenpoint Climbing GymOn a recent Tuesday night, regulars and day-pass holders alike visited Vital’s 24-hour bouldering gym to climb, work, do yoga, and watch the sunset.
    By Kelsie Schrader, Jenna Milliner-Waddell, and Jeremy Rellosa
  13. public art watch
    Can Dumbo’s Selfie Street Handle Another Attraction?Performance artists and TikTok influencers will have to learn to share the cobblestones.
    By Zach Schiffman
  14. the housing market
    Somehow, the Rental Market Is Only Getting WorsePrepare for a hellish summer.
    By Clio Chang
  15. look book
    The Look Book Goes to Herbert Von King ParkOn the first 70-degree day of the year, we joined sunbathers at the century-old Brooklyn park and community space.
    By Louis Cheslaw and Kelsie Schrader
  16. tales from nextdoor
    Have You Seen Jemima Kirke’s Cat?Her Nextdoor post about Mr. Chips is a suspenseful novella.
    By Zach Schiffman
  17. getting around
    People Had More of a Comment Than a Question at the Open-Streets Forum“We’re gonna start to wrap. This is getting out of hand.”
    By Molly Osberg
  18. shady deals
    Checking Out the Scene at Paul Manafort’s Foreclosure AuctionFeaturing a surprising number of people in wraparound sunglasses.
    By Molly Osberg
  19. great rooms
    Meet the Residents of a New Low-Income Building by Robert A.M. Stern ArchitectsIn Brownsville, Brooklyn, not on Billionaires’ Row.
    By Wendy Goodman
  20. my spots
    Shahana Hanif’s Favorite Spots in KensingtonWhere the newly elected City Council member goes for sidewalk jackfruit and Bangladeshi chai.
    By Caroline Spivack
  21. mysteries
    Why Is Montague Street Perpetually Drab?There’s little beyond deli muffins for the celebrity moms of Brooklyn Heights.
    By Lysandra Ohrstrom
  22. great rooms
    A Brooklyn Storefront Church, Resurrected As a Family HomeVirginie Sommet’s latest project, in Ocean Hill.
    By Wendy Goodman
  23. developing
    Adams’s Office Gives a Thumbs-Down to Towers by the Brooklyn Botanic GardenThe greenhouses win out.
    By Kim Velsey
  24. reopening
    The Ravioli Shop Was Struggling. A French Neighbor Came to the Rescue.Business is booming at Savino’s Quality Pasta, thanks to an unexpected ally.
    By Rob LeDonne
  25. developing
    The Brooklyn Skyline Is About to Change Forever With 9 DeKalbEverything we know about the borough’s first supertall.
    By Valeria Ricciulli
  26. reopening
    Neighbors Rallied to Save Their Restaurants. Can They Keep the Party Going?“There have been a lot of happy tears.”
    By Jason Diamond
  27. design hunting
    Brooklyn’s Favorite Wallpaper Designers Are Launching a Line of TextilesNick and Rachel Cope are turning their inky, gradient-hued wallpapers into fabrics for curtains, pillows, and upholstery.
    By Margaret Rhodes
  28. space of the week
    An Artist-Architect Breathes New Life Into a Brooklyn Row HouseShane Neufeld’s year-old firm recently completed its first major project — the renovation of a dilapidated home in Bed-Stuy for his family.
    By Wendy Goodman
  29. space of the week
    An Elegant Duplex Where Simple Moves Made a Big DifferenceThe owners of this lower-level unit in a Clinton Hill townhouse felt the developer’s tasteful renovation needed a tweak to jibe with their style.
    By Wendy Goodman
  30. space of the week
    A Spectacular Waterfront Apartment, Customized for a Young FamilyArchitect West Chin made this Dumbo home where the views provide live entertainment 24/7 even better for her clients.
    By Wendy Goodman
  31. space of the week
    Getting by With a Little Art From Your FriendsArtist Katie Stout and her husband are in quarantine in their Fort Greene apartment, which feels a bit enchanted.
    By Wendy Goodman
  32. space of the week
    An Adventurous Renovation for a Growing FamilyInterior designer Zach Motl took a bold approach decorating a classic prewar in Murray Hill in record time for clients expecting their first child.
    By Wendy Goodman
  33. design hunting
    A Brooklyn House That Moves From One Stylish Family Member to the NextThis brownstone features original 1900 plasterwork, zingy paint treatments, and artwork from Uganda, Angola, and Zimbabwe.
    By Wendy Goodman
  34. art and design 2017
    A Trip Into the Bead-Strewn Studio of a Whitney Biennial Artist“It’s inspiring because once I leave this room, there’s nowhere else that looks like this,” says Raúl de Nieve.
    By Lauren Schwartzberg
  35. space of the week
    A Historic Brooklyn Townhouse With Some Very Modern InterventionsThis home in Prospect Lefferts Gardens manages to stay in character while getting some major upgrades to the kitchen, bathrooms, and living spaces.
    By Wendy Goodman
  36. space of the week
    A Long-Awaited Renovation That Brings in the LightThis three-bedroom Prospect Heights prewar apartment was purchased in 2012, but not updated until last year.
    By Wendy Goodman
  37. design hunting
    Rebuilt and Pared Down, This Brooklyn Brownstone Still Feels Like a ClassicA classic townhouse layout updated with modern structural underpinnings and an opened-up kitchen.
    By Kat Ward
  38. design hunting
    A Futuristic-Looking Brooklyn Loft That’s Steeped in NostalgiaDesigner Jenny Kirschner doesn’t believe in walls.
    By Wendy Goodman
  39. space of the week
    A 19th-Century Firehouse Converted Into a Sleek, Modern HomeThe history of this three-story renovation in Boerum Hill starts with the Civil War and ends with a rooftop archery range and Japanese soaking tub.
    By Wendy Goodman
  40. space of the week
    An Updated Brooklyn Rowhouse That Preserves the Wildness Out BackThe elegantly lush backyard is very much the centerpiece of this Cobble Hill home.
    By Wendy Goodman
  41. space of the week
    A Cookie-Cutter Apartment, Transformed by Local Artisan WorksDesigner Amber Rogers turned this high-rise flat into a curated home with work from home-design makers around the city.
    By Jane Drinkard
  42. design hunting
    How to Downsize Your Home Without Sacrificing StyleAn interior designer packed up her Palm Beach mansion and, after several moves, landed in a Brooklyn studio — scarcely changing her eclectic style.
    By Wendy Goodman
  43. design hunting
    The Brilliant Trick That Turned a Brooklyn Storefront Into a Modern Pied-à-TerreBuilding this vaguely retro, vaguely nautical box was “a way to maintain an open plan but still have a closed bedroom.”
    By Fred Bernstein
  44. space of the week
    A Sunny Brooklyn Home Designed for Booklovers and CatsBFDO Architects revamped this townhouse to suit a literary couple and their two inquisitive felines.
    By Wendy Goodman
  45. space of the week
    A Sunny Brooklyn Home Designed for Booklovers and CatsBFDO Architects revamped this townhouse to suit a literary couple and their two inquisitive felines.
    By Wendy Goodman
  46. design hunting
    Tour a Modern Renovation of a Former Navy BoardinghouseA once-abandoned Boerum Hill building got stripped down to its bones and built back up again.
    By Wendy Goodman
  47. design hunting
    Tour a Modern Renovation of a Former Navy BoardinghouseA once-abandoned Boerum Hill building got stripped down to its bones and built back up again.
    By Wendy Goodman
  48. space of the week
    A New Day-Care Center Blooms in BrooklynArchitect Dennis George and designers Anishka Clarke and Niya Bascom transformed an old thrift shop’s basement into a bright center for kids.
    By Wendy Goodman
  49. design hunting
    These Brothers Designed Their Home With Goethe, Tolstoy, and Melnikov in MindEach room in this Carroll Gardens “dacha” has some very specific historic references.
    By Wendy Goodman
  50. space of the week
    Tour Brooklyn’s Newest Ecofriendly Boutique HotelSustainable design with water views and a hydroponic wall garden.
    By Wendy Goodman
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