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Emily Blunt and John Krasinski Sold One of their Brooklyn Heights Apartments
Actors John Krasinski and Emily Blunt sold a ninth-floor unit at The Standish in Brooklyn Heights for $6.5 million following a brief ownership of the space.
Via VultureWhat If New York Just Loves a Fancy, Complicated Bird?
A public dispute between Kelly Clarkson and Brooklyn home-goods store Art of Play over a non-saleable mechanical bird has sparked a wider conversation about New York City's obsession with celebrity birds.
Via NY PostBrooklyn Heights eyesore reborn as sprawling mansion and carriage house, asks $20.99M
A historic Greek Revival mansion at 1 Monroe Place and its adjacent carriage house have hit the market for a combined $20.99 million following a decadelong restoration.
Via PtfoYou Can Bid on Kelly Clarkson’s Backup Bird. Money Goes to Charity.
A set of singing mechanical-bird automatons from the Brooklyn Heights store Art of Play is currently up for auction to benefit glioblastoma research.
Via Instagram · @pablotorrefindsoutSecurity footage shows Kelly Clarkson’s $15,000 mechanical-bird encounter
Was the singer’s "Karen moment" worth the "Pretty Woman" fallout?Watch the full episode with @PSTorre, @DarthAmin and Wyatt Cenac — plus the full secu
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Via Curbed‘Kelly Clarkson Has Put Us in Danger’
A local specialty shop on Atlantic Avenue is facing national scrutiny following a viral social media complaint from singer Kelly Clarkson regarding a mechanical bird display.
Via GothamistA visit to Art of Play, the Brooklyn store in an animatronic bird beef with Kelly Clarkson
Atlantic Avenue games store Art of Play is facing social media harassment following a viral post by singer Kelly Clarkson regarding a dispute over a custom animatronic bird.
Via TherealdealCan Al Laboz save Downtown Brooklyn retail?
Developers Albert Laboz and the Jackson Group are transforming the former Fulton Street Macy’s into BKX, a 440,000-square-foot retail and entertainment destination featuring experiential attractions.
Via NygrooveNitehawk is the latest ‘anti-phone’ theater to fall to the QR code
Recent criticism highlights a growing frustration with the mandatory use of QR code technology and mobile devices at New York City movie theaters.
Via Instagram · @bkheightsdispatchFor all following the Art of Play/Kelly Clarkson drama, here is the mechanical bird at the center of it
Is it worth all the hubbaloo? Doubt it, but it is pretty amazing to see in person.
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