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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.

BQE Panel: Decades of Construction Coming

New details for the BQE Central repair plan reveal a construction timeline through 2040 that will likely overlap with the $3.5 billion Brooklyn Marine Terminal redevelopment and multiple housing projects.

Check out this front yard in Tenafly, New Jersey

A reenactment of the iconic moment from Game 4 of the 2026 NBA Finals -- but make it spooky!#halloween #newjersey #knicks

What 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.

Brooklyn 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.

You 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.

Security 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

‘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.

A 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.

Can 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.

Nitehawk 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.

For 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.

Hicks Street has some of its oldest buildings in Brooklyn Heights

Laid out by brothers John & Jacob Middagh Hicks, Number 57 here was built around 1826 for merchant James Howland. At the time of its construction, the home was two stories tall, with the vaguely Parisian mansar

Gowanopolis Rising

A documentary by residents Jamie Courville and Chris Reynolds captures the radical physical transformation of Gowanus following its 2021 rezoning and federal Superfund cleanup.

Trudie’s Tavern Is Equal Parts Sleekness and Schmaltz