What’s with all the For Rent signs, by Brain Abate I’ve spent a lot of time walking around the neighborhoods near me (Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, and Red Hook), especially during the pandemic, and there seem to be many places for sale. So I stopped into a few Continue Reading
The Staten Island Zoo's "Critters Corner" exhibit has been brought back to life thanks to a generous Staten Island developer who donated funds to complete the restoration. What's more, a formal ribbon-cutting ceremony with Humberto Lopes, a real estate developer from Continue Reading
Since we published our last issue, we have learned a few things about the effort to build an elite private school close to the Red Hook Houses. The owner of the land, who is also a general contractor (his for-rent sign on the lot last summer did say ‘build to suit.’ is Continue Reading
All around the room, students toyed with their creations. Two girls hunched over a remote-control car that stopped when a Lego flower was placed before it. A small group of students circled around another Lego construction that resembled a spinning windmill. Everywhere, Continue Reading
This property is located in Red Hook, Brooklyn in an M-1 zone. Built in 1981, this property is 22,249 sq. ft., and has 4 floors. Continue Reading
In the injury-ridden game of football, safety is in the forefront of priorities for Susan Wagner athletic director Scott McBratney. His job became much easier Sunday as Investor's Savings Bank presented the Susan Wagner football program with a $10,000 donation at Continue Reading
Humberto Lopes scoffs at the old adage “It takes money to make money." He started a company, H.L. General Contractors, "with nothing” -- just a hand truck and a box of tools, and parlayed that into a booming business with a dozen employees, four trucks and two garages. Continue Reading
This property is located in Red Hook, Brooklyn. The lot area is 48,200 sq. ft. and it's building class is an Educational Structure in an M-1 zoning district. Continue Reading
