The 1% percent are at it again! No, today it's not a solitary fat cat out to get the masses, but the company behind the blue bloods' consummate accoutrement: Rolex.
You'd think they'd be busy enough in the holiday season polishing their glimmering time pieces, but no! Instead they're taking on the little guy as embodied in a small Brooklyn delicatessen, the Post reports. Read More
We at The Observer pride ourselves on being able to tag these virtual house tours with a little witticism, which we think pokes fun at the property itself, and thus gives depth to its role in the circus-like New York City real estate scene. That said, we are finding ourselves at a loss for a snarky bon mot while taking in this seemingly flawless Fort Greene listing from Prudential Douglas Elliman.
Then again, we are also fans of having equity, so here goes nothin'...
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Back in May, The Observer reported that downtown designer Robert Geller had bought a brownstone in Fort Greene of all places. Now, he does that most Brooklyn of things and invites Details along while he gets a haircut. There, they talk about renovating his new historic home, architectural and international inspirations, and the beauty of his adopted borough. Read More
As if the traffic and sports bars weren't bad enough, the construction of Bruce Ratner's Atlantic Yards project has triggered an all-too-apt infestation of Rattus norvegicus in neighboring Prospect Heights and Fort Greene. Read More
In October of last year, Sam Sifton ventured down to the corner of Houston and Orchard to try Eddie Huang's restaurant, Xiao Ye. The review was nice in places but consisted mostly of cutting, savage critiques of the dishes interwoven with references to the hip-hop blasting through the speakers. "Your boy Eddie’s basement, with Read More
The goal was simple: find an apartment in leafy Fort Greene for under half a million dollars. It seemed like a no-brainer.
I searched The New York Times open house listings for under $500,000 in Fort Greene. Dozens of options presented themselves, many of them located on Clinton Avenue. Some were different apartments at the same Read More
From Oct. 24 through 26, the outdoor eatery will terrify visitors using props made from recycled goods.
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The apparently inexorable rise of a skyscraper city on the edge of Fort Greene continues apace, with developer Bruce Ratner's announcement on Wednesday that Forest City Ratner had secured financing for its first residential tower in Brooklyn, the Costas Kondylis-designed, 34-story 80 DeKalb Avenue.
The glass building will join the Forte Condo (at Ashland Place and Read More
What do Jasper Johns, Cindy Sherman, Annie Leibovitz and Keith Haring all have in common? Each artist has work up for sale at the 4th Annual Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM to us locals) Silent Auction.BAM certainly plays an integral part in the Brooklyn art scene, and the auction, which raises money for BAM's various Read More
For one thing the “Brooklyn Flea” is curated, said founder Jonathan Butler—until Read More
Jason Horowitz's friend Alistair Wallace just sent in this picture from DeKalb Avenue and Washington Street, near the Fort Greene farmer's market in Brooklyn, where there are a bunch of little kids giving out signs that say "Obama Rules" and "Support Obama." They are also having a bake sale, although it is not clear at Read More
There are few social situations more awkward than the failed dinner party. The novelist at the table blathers on about his latest opus, to the adoration of the editorial assistant seated at his left and the eye-rolling of everyone else; the beef tenderloin is tough; someone repeatedly leaves to “take a call.” So why would Read More
Mike Bloomberg is pushing back against critics of his education policies today, announcing a $30 milion plan to create the city's first-ever standardized science curriculum for grades 3, 4 and 6 starting next year. Bloomberg is set to make the announcement at Brooklyn Tech High School in Fort Greene. -- Azi Paybarah
