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Iconic NYC Italian restaurant abruptly closes after 121 years — but aging owner hopes this isn't arrivederci
February 25, 2025 | 5:42pmOwner Frank Buffa said his age and physical woes were behind the decision to call it a day — even as he holds out hope the iconic eatery will have...
These 2 Brooklyn neighborhoods now rank among the 10 most expensive in NYC
February 3, 2025 | 1:16pmBrooklyn’s luxury market is heating up, and two of its neighborhoods are leading the charge, according to PropertyShark.
Congestion toll chaos will push commuters to ditch their cars in northern Manhattan, outer boroughs: 'New park-and-ride'
January 5, 2025 | 6:00amThe $9 congestion-toll scheme for parts of Manhattan rolling out Sunday will spur many budget-conscious commuters to drive to surrounding communities and ditch their vehicles before hopping on mass transit...
NYC’s most frightening and fabulous Halloween houses — from Brooklyn to the Upper East Side
October 29, 2024 | 5:17pmHave a look — if you dare.
Beloved Brooklyn pizzeria saves dying customer, finds him a kidney donor: 'Don’t know how I got to be so lucky'
October 15, 2024 | 5:57pmIt's another reason to love Lucali.
Some of Mexico's best bartenders pop up in NYC bar with their offbeat witches brews
October 10, 2024 | 2:50pmShaken, stirred or summoned?
Church that hosted Al Capone's wedding, 20 other sites by Gowanus Canal test positive for dangerously unsafe air: 'Our Lady of Toxicity'
June 22, 2024 | 8:52amA famous church that once hosted notorious gangster Al Capone’s wedding and at least 20 other sites near Brooklyn’s toxic Gowanus Canal are in need for one hell of a...
NYC's most haunted neighborhood?: A look at Brooklyn's ghastly Halloween decor
October 23, 2023 | 4:04pmHop on the F train and check it out — if you dare.
NYC sanctuary of Wall Street banker-turned-sculptor lists for $7.88M
July 18, 2023 | 3:44pmMosler, a Wall Street banker who shifted to the arts, is offering this statement 47 Fourth St. property for sale -- and it's an artist's paradise.
Beloved NYC pork store’s former building sold for $3.3M
April 20, 2023 | 5:35pmThe longtime home of Brooklyn’s just-shuttered G. Esposito & Sons Jersey Pork Store has a new owner.?
Iconic NYC pork store closes doors to much fanfare after 100 years
April 11, 2023 | 11:36amAfter more than a century of serving up Italian staples, G. Esposito & Sons in Carroll Gardens shut for good on Monday -- and not without a community goodbye.
Century-old NYC pork store to shutter next month
March 31, 2023 | 6:10pmBrooklyn's beloved G. Esposito & Sons Jersey Pork Store in Carroll Gardens is closing up shop in April.
Pol who moved to run for new district blasted as 'carpetbagger' by neighbors
July 4, 2022 | 5:01pmRep. Mondaire Jones’ new Brooklyn neighbors fumed Monday about?the "carpetbagger" broadcasting?that?he will barnstorm the country if he wins his Democratic primary.
Homes in these 14 NYC neighborhoods are now more expensive than Manhattan
April 28, 2022 | 9:39amLooking for a deal on housing? You’ll have to slum it in Manhattan — because the outer boroughs now boast some of the most expensive neighborhoods in NYC.
Media maven Kurt Andersen lists stunning $4.6M townhouse in Brooklyn
April 13, 2022 | 12:51pmThis Brooklyn townhouse comes with literary cred, a pretty garden featured in a glossy shelter magazine — and a hefty $4.65 million price tag. The sellers are Spy magazine co-founder...
Man killed after jumping in front of oncoming NYC subway during morning rush
October 25, 2021 | 12:46pmThe unidentified man leaped in the path of an oncoming train at the Carroll Street F/G station in Carroll Gardens around 9:15 a.m., cops said.
Three-story building comes crashing down in Brooklyn
July 1, 2020 | 5:09pmA three-story Brooklyn building housing a gym collapsed Wednesday afternoon, leaving one person injured and a massive pile of rubble and debris strewn on the street. The building at the...
Coronavirus Tales: Bodega owner had no choice but to raise prices
March 28, 2020 | 4:43pmBodega owner Wilfredo Baez, 37, has kept his Carroll Gardens shop, Willy Deli Grocery, open rain, snow or shine for more than 16 years. And while bacon, egg and cheeses...
Loot comic book store is a haven for budding artists
January 10, 2020 | 5:51pmSuperman. Spider-Man. Batman. Goddess of Sparkle. The Taco Boy. Those last two might not be household names, but if Joe Einhorn has his way, it’s only a matter of time....
5 hot Brooklyn neighborhoods you'll want to call home
November 5, 2019 | 4:47pmPerched on a barstool at the Beach Cafe, the decidedly typical Upper East Side haunt a few years back, my friend Shallon sneered, “I didn’t move 3,000 miles across the...