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Brooklyn

  1. space of the week
    An Elegant Duplex Where Simple Moves Made a Big DifferenceThe owners of this lower-level unit in a Clinton Hill townhouse felt the developer’s tasteful renovation needed a tweak to jibe with their style.
    By Wendy Goodman
  2. parenting
    A Class Riot Among the One Percent at Brooklyn’s Oldest Nursery SchoolWhat happened when Grace Church School decided to become a little less old-fashioned? Lots of parent-teacher drama.
    By Jessica Pressler
  3. interior lives
    Artist Malene Barnett Takes Us Inside Her Caribbean-Inspired Brooklyn BrownstoneThe space is rich with color and art.
    By Wendy Goodman, Kenny Wassus, and Brittany Stephanis
  4. tribes
    A Sunny Saturday at Brooklyn’s Most Instagrammable IntersectionTaking stock of the photogenic scene at the corner of Washington and Water Streets.
    By Jane Drinkard
  5. space of the week
    A Spanking-New Dumbo Condo With Warmth and CharacterCaroline Grant and Dolores Suarez of Dekar Design turned this cookie-cutter apartment into a cheerful, cozy nest for a mother and her baby daughter.
    By Wendy Goodman
  6. space of the week
    A Historic Brooklyn Townhouse With Some Very Modern InterventionsThis home in Prospect Lefferts Gardens manages to stay in character while getting some major upgrades to the kitchen, bathrooms, and living spaces.
    By Wendy Goodman
  7. crime
    Two Cops Accused of Raping Teen Have Their Charges Dropped“It’s just a horrible message that they won’t prosecute a rape case against cops.”
    By Amanda Arnold
  8. space of the week
    A Long-Awaited Renovation That Brings in the LightThis three-bedroom Prospect Heights prewar apartment was purchased in 2012, but not updated until last year.
    By Wendy Goodman
  9. space of the week
    A Spectacular Waterfront Apartment, Customized for a Young FamilyArchitect West Chin made this Dumbo home where the views provide live entertainment 24/7 even better for her clients.
    By Wendy Goodman
  10. space of the week
    An Adventurous Renovation for a Growing FamilyInterior designer Zach Motl took a bold approach decorating a classic prewar in Murray Hill in record time for clients expecting their first child.
    By Wendy Goodman
  13. the hot duck
    Meet the Brooklyn DucboiTurns out, there are hot ducks in Brooklyn.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  14. space of the week
    A 19th-Century Firehouse Converted Into a Sleek, Modern HomeThe history of this three-story renovation in Boerum Hill starts with the Civil War and ends with a rooftop archery range and Japanese soaking tub.
    By Wendy Goodman
  15. anti-semitism
    Ilana Glazer Event at Synagogue Canceled Over Violent, Anti-Semitic GraffitiHateful messages like “Die Jew Rats” were graffitied on Union Temple of Brooklyn in Prospect Heights ahead of the political event.
    By Amanda Arnold
  16. space of the week
    An Updated Brooklyn Rowhouse That Preserves the Wildness Out BackThe elegantly lush backyard is very much the centerpiece of this Cobble Hill home.
    By Wendy Goodman
  17. interior lives
    This Cobble Hill Townhouse Has a Two-Story Bookshelf, Moon Light, Climbing WallWith the collaboration of Leroy Street Studio and Brook Landscape, Olivia Song has created an oasis for her husband and two young boys.
    By Wendy Goodman and Kenny Wassus
  18. interior lives
    This All-Black Boerum Hill Firehouse Has a Live-in Archery RangeJulian LaVerdiere and Erica Hohf have transformed the second story into their home, fit with an archery range, Japanese soaking tub, and terrace.
    By Wendy Goodman and Kenny Wassus
  19. original video
    This Artist’s Giant Yarn Sculptures Explode With ColorArtist Liz Collins loves color so much she once ate a crayon. Now, she channels her artistic tendencies through larger-than-life textile sculptures.
    By Samantha Lee
  20. design hunting
    Art Lovers Will Appreciate This Lichtenstein-Adorned Gallery–Home HybridNo wood or marble was allowed.
  21. new york city
    Elaine Welteroth Speaks Out on Instagram About Uber Driver Misconduct“Too many of us deal with this kind of mistreatment daily,” she wrote afterward.
    By Amanda Arnold
  22. women in film
    A Weekend for Female Directors in BrooklynThe Brooklyn Women’s Film Festival is “run by women, about women, and for everyone.”
    By Sarah Nechamkin
  25. everything old
    Jemima Kirke Reportedly Hosted an Extremely Bleak Stoop SaleFor sale: Girls DVDs, never opened.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  26. crime
    The Dismembered Torso Found in a Brooklyn Park Has Been IdentifiedBrandy Odom had been missing for months.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  27. crime
    Woman’s Dismembered Torso Found in Brooklyn ParkThe woman’s body was found in Canarsie Park on Monday night by a woman walking her dog.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  28. design hunting
    Interior Lives: This Park Slope Townhouse Mixes Gucci, Malachite, and TargetTour this stunning Brooklyn home.
  29. space of the week
    A Cookie-Cutter Apartment, Transformed by Local Artisan WorksDesigner Amber Rogers turned this high-rise flat into a curated home with work from home-design makers around the city.
    By Jane Drinkard
  30. gallery
    Giant Mural on Flatbush Avenue Captures the Brooklyn WayBrooklyn artist Katie Merz created a cartoonlike mural on a 12,500-square-foot city building.
    By Jane Drinkard
  31. space of the week
    An Artist-Architect Breathes New Life Into a Brooklyn Row HouseShane Neufeld’s year-old firm recently completed its first major project — the renovation of a dilapidated home in Bed-Stuy for his family.
    By Wendy Goodman
  32. gallery
    ‘Carry That Weight’ Artist Emma Sulkowicz Has a New Art ShowSee Emma Sulkowicz’s artwork in a Brooklyn greenhouse.
    By Jane Drinkard
  33. new york beginnings
    The Brooklyn Bar Where Everybody’s Just Looking for LoveThe enduring charm of a dive bar where everyone feels like they might get laid.
    By Allison P. Davis
  34. design hunting
    A Futuristic-Looking Brooklyn Loft That’s Steeped in NostalgiaDesigner Jenny Kirschner doesn’t believe in walls.
    By Wendy Goodman
  37. new york beginnings
    The Park Slope ‘Blue Hat’ Incident, 10 Years LaterExamining a notorious moment in Brooklyn parenting.
    By Meredith Fein Lichtenberg
  38. pta fashion
    This Season’s Must-Have Merch Comes From PTA MomsThe latest in Brooklyn elementary-school style.
    By Lisa Ryan
  39. sexual assault
    This Hospital Reportedly Billed Sexual-Assault Survivors for Rape KitsNew York attorney general Eric Schneiderman announced a settlement with the hospital on Tuesday.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  40. design hunting
    How to Downsize Your Home Without Sacrificing StyleAn interior designer packed up her Palm Beach mansion and, after several moves, landed in a Brooklyn studio — scarcely changing her eclectic style.
    By Wendy Goodman
  41. design hunting
    A Brooklyn House That Moves From One Stylish Family Member to the NextThis brownstone features original 1900 plasterwork, zingy paint treatments, and artwork from Uganda, Angola, and Zimbabwe.
    By Wendy Goodman
  42. design hunting
    Brooklyn’s Favorite Wallpaper Designers Are Launching a Line of TextilesNick and Rachel Cope are turning their inky, gradient-hued wallpapers into fabrics for curtains, pillows, and upholstery.
    By Margaret Rhodes
  43. design hunting
    Rebuilt and Pared Down, This Brooklyn Brownstone Still Feels Like a ClassicA classic townhouse layout updated with modern structural underpinnings and an opened-up kitchen.
    By Kat Ward
  44. design hunting
    The Brilliant Trick That Turned a Brooklyn Storefront Into a Modern Pied-à-TerreBuilding this vaguely retro, vaguely nautical box was “a way to maintain an open plan but still have a closed bedroom.”
    By Fred Bernstein
  45. generation z
    The 2018 Winter Storm Names Are Extremely Gen-ZRaise your hand if you know 10 Aidens under age 5.
    By Jessica Roy
  46. space of the week
    A Sunny Brooklyn Home Designed for Booklovers and CatsBFDO Architects revamped this townhouse to suit a literary couple and their two inquisitive felines.
    By Wendy Goodman
  49. parenthood
    I’m a City Mom But I’m Test-Driving the SuburbsNew York felt exhilarating. Then I had a baby.
    By Carla Bruce-Eddings
  50. design hunting
    Tour a Modern Renovation of a Former Navy BoardinghouseA once-abandoned Boerum Hill building got stripped down to its bones and built back up again.
    By Wendy Goodman
  51. space of the week
    A New Day-Care Center Blooms in BrooklynArchitect Dennis George and designers Anishka Clarke and Niya Bascom transformed an old thrift shop’s basement into a bright center for kids.
    By Wendy Goodman
  52. hairy situations
    Man Buns Have Made It to the Cover of the New YorkerThe struggle of the man bun is now a New Yorker cartoon.
    By Kathleen Hou
  53. design hunting
    These Brothers Designed Their Home With Goethe, Tolstoy, and Melnikov in MindEach room in this Carroll Gardens “dacha” has some very specific historic references.
    By Wendy Goodman
  54. Fashion Says No to Brooklyn As Garment District Faces RezoningThe midtown Garment District may start looking very different.
    By Sarah Spellings
  55. art and design 2017
    A Trip Into the Bead-Strewn Studio of a Whitney Biennial Artist“It’s inspiring because once I leave this room, there’s nowhere else that looks like this,” says Raúl de Nieve.
    By Lauren Schwartzberg
  56. best bets
    Bushwick’s New Beauty Bar, Tables With Animal Feet, and Miniaturized CitiesWhat’s new in New York stores.
    By Katy Schneider
  57. space of the week
    Tour Brooklyn’s Newest Ecofriendly Boutique HotelSustainable design with water views and a hydroponic wall garden.
    By Wendy Goodman
  58. best bets
    Drake’s Streetwear Store, Sculptural Vases for Valentine’s Flowers, and MoreWhat’s new in New York stores.
    By Lauren Schwartzberg
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