I lived in a Brooklyn Heights garden-floor apartment for nearly 20 years—it's not like living in a basement

… then Brooklyn Union Gas in 1988 when like most things in New York City I heard through word of mouth about a … then the market was pretty bad so the owner was open to renting or selling the apartment When my wife and I went to … a neighbor complained the owner sealed off the place Apparently it was done to code but to this day I think about how …

By Austin Havens-Bowen |May 14, 2024 - 10:00AM
Where seniors can find independent living residences in Brooklyn

… that aim to serve them in their own neighborhoods  One new option is  The Watermark at Brooklyn Heights which  like … in a shared unit Theres also a onetime membership fee currently equal to one months rent A fully refundable $5000 deposit is required to hold a …

By Evelyn Battaglia |December 20, 2022 - 12:30PM
From Brooklyn Heights to the UWS: After years of renting, we realized we could buy and be near Central Park

… in three cities together while married and for the past six years we were in an apartment in Brooklyn Heights right … We lived with our two adopted pups Ella and Lego in a two bedroom that was more like a one bedroom with a second tiny … front patio garden so we became known as the The Fairy Door house Its unlike any Manhattan neighborhood I have ever …

By Kelly Kreth |September 16, 2022 - 9:30AM
Why I moved to NYC from Chicago: To restart my life and to settle the pizza rivalry

… Chicago or the Green Mill or an improv show at iO Comedy Theater instead of Second City Im a huge baseball fan and … is right on their heels Millys Pizza in the Pan is the hidden deepdish gem of them all or if youre downtown Lou … life I applied for a job with WellPaid Maids a livingwage homecleaning company based in Washington DC that was looking …

By Kelly Kreth |September 9, 2022 - 12:30PM
From Brooklyn Heights to Rockaway: Letting go of a rent-stabilized apartment to buy a condo by the ocean

… Lauren an attorney was living in a rentstabilized apartment in Brooklyn Heights The location … but the place was dark and the building neglected She saw a new waterfront condo in the Rockawaysthe only building she … Brooklynite I was living by myself in Brooklyn Heights in a rentstabilized onebedroom apartment The amenities in my …

By Kelly Kreth |August 23, 2021 - 10:30AM