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In a unique opportunity to acquire a recently-renovated asset in Brooklyn’s brownstone belt, a four-story, 5,975-square-foot mixed-use walk-up building at 348 Atlantic Avenue in the borough’s Boerum Hill neighborhood is on the market for $9.15 million exclusively through Eastern Consolidate … Full Article

A white powdery substance that had been discovered at the Brooklyn Federal Courthouse at 225 Cadman Plaza on Tuesday afternoon has turned out to be bascially harmless, although further tests are required. … Full Article

If a recent announcement by brokers Julia McHugh is any indication, Grand Street is getting grander - at least in ground level retail.  … Full Article

Resurgence in real estate development in Brooklyn today is creating growth that recalls — and even surpasses — the decades in mid-19th century when Brooklyn consolidated six towns to become an independent city. … Full Article

Hundreds of attendees and speakers are expected to soak up industry buzz and hobnob with key Brooklyn real estate players at this year’s Brooklyn Real Estate Summit, at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) on Thursday, May 9.  … Full Article

A formal public review of a proposal to rezone 55-blocks of the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn is now underway following the Department of City Planning’s certification of the plan on March 18. … Full Article

Republican mayoral hopeful John Catsimatidis got into a couple of heated exchanges with audience members at a forum sponsored by the Brooklyn Young Republican Club, according to various media reports of the April 28 event. … Full Article

Supporters of Long Island College Hospital (LICH) pushed their demands that the threatened Cobble Hill hospital be kept open and that the surrounding community have a say in its fate, at a press conference Monday morning.  … Full Article

The next time you see kids selling lemonade from a small wooden stand on the sidewalk don’t ignore them and walk by, even if you aren’t thirsty. The kids just might be hawking lemonade for a good cause. … Full Article

Steve Bonano, the head of security at the Barclays Center and a decorated veteran of the NYPD, is suffering from a rare form of blood cancer -- thought to be linked to 9/11 -- and is in dire need of a bone marrow transplant.  … Full Article