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“Greenpoint is clearly still Brooklyn, with that creative vibe that distinguishes the borough,” says Macie Barnes, a real estate agent at Prevu, a full-service brokerage that offers buyers a rebate of up to 2 percent of the purchase price. “Residents of Long Island City have more of a Manhattan mindset, and the neighborhood has some of the best dining and art experiences in the city.” Here's a guide to deciding between the two neighborhoods.

Bolster is on a mission to eliminate risk from major home renovations by being radically transparent across everything they do. Bolster’s vertically-integrated team and commitment to resourcing puts them in the unique position of being able to financially guarantee that all renovations are delivered beautifully and on-budget.

Property taxes differ depending on how they’re calculated, the commercial tax base in a particular town, and state & local budgetary decisions

A Park Slope landmarked brownstone was bursting with original details, including pier mirrors and stained glass windows, but it was sorely lacking in modernized infrastructure. The top priority of this renovation with Bolster was bringing the home up to code.

Long Island is the fastest moving NYC metro market, according to Douglas Elliman’s third quarter sales market report for Long Island, Hamptons and North Fork, which noted that sales increased annually for the third time in three quarters—and the median sales price hit a record high of $469,000—that metric has been on the rise for the past 26 straight quarters.

The Department of Buildings has launched a new interactive map that shows the location of current building construction projects across NYC where work is allowed outside of normal business hours.