Before a infrastructure project big enough to "significantly affect the quality of the human environment" can be undertaken, both Federal and State law require the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement. The rehabilitation of the 1.5 miles of the BQE

After at least a couple of years sitting vacant, the former Blockbuster store at 288 Court Street has a new tenant, and it's one likely to put a smile on the faces of Carroll Gardeners: According to a tip and

Ten months ago we saying that we had it on pretty good authority that Whole Foods was never going to happen in Gowanus. Yesterday, the blog Brooklyn the Borough —and the Brooklyn Paper later —that this was indeed the case.

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This one might not make the police blotter reports but a basil thief is upsetting the equilibrium on one block of Carroll Gardens. According to Lost City, someone has been from a planter box in the front yard of a

Avenue in Clinton Hill, this time at the corner of Dekalb. (There was at the corner of Willoughby last month.) "Cars continue to careen down Waverly like the Indy 500 blowing all the stop signs," writes the tipster. Time for

A fraud ring involving 13 people and potentially $100 million of losses was charged yesterday by the Manhattan District Attorney. Much of the illegal activity occurred over the past four years in the East New York and Cypress Hills sections

We like the look and feel of this one-bedroom mini-loft at 75 Livingston Street in Brooklyn Heights. There's lots of natural light and the open-plan living area feels quite spacious; as a bonus, you get a separate den as well,

After moving along at a snail's pace (due largely, we can only assume, to environmental concerns) the demolition of the Con Ed plant on Kent Avenue in South Williamsburg surged towards the finish line over the last month, as you

While $1,245,000 may on its surface sound like a low price for a brownstone in Fort Greene, it may not be such a great deal if the house is less than 14 feet wide and devoid of any historic charm,

Coney Island's unofficial mayor Dick Zigun weighs in on the city's plan for the seaside area. Basically, he doesn't like the idea of large hotels taking up space on the south side of Surf Avenue that could be used for

With yesterday's news of another V3 hotel coming to Duffield Street in Downtown Brooklyn, we thought we'd check back in with the Sheraton and Aloft double-shot being constructed across the street at 222 Duffield Street. Since we posted about it

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A coffee shop from the owners of the South Slope's is scheduled to open on Berkeley Place next week. The small storefront near the corner of 7th Avenue used to be home to Zuzu's Petals. Some posters on a Brooklynian

Don't let the doom and gloom news fool you: for many of us, the current real estate market has produced a prime opportunity for buyers looking to purchase their dream home.Make no mistake about it: lenders are stingier with their

Liquid metal' chairs.

There are only nine artisans in Hungary still working in the traditional way to produce goods dyed the distinctive indigo blue. Lisa Grainger met two of them as well as a British retailer who is working with them to keep

Tighter lending criteria is preventing people from getting a mortgage.

Some experts believe house prices have hit the bottom in central London but who knows what's to come in September.