• Real-Time Bus Arrival and Location Info for the B61 Bus

    Updated: 2012-06-30 01:53:55
    Help is on the way for the riders of the B61 bus. I got to know a little bit about riding the bus in Park Slope when I was commuting to the city for court reporting classes. Because I had that heavy (HEAVY) backpack, I would wait for the bus on the corner of Third [...]

  • Michele Somerville: Politics and Education in Brooklyn

    Updated: 2012-06-30 01:38:02
    Park Slope’s Michele Madigan Somerville is the author of Black Irish and other volumes of poetry. She also writes essays about theology and education, which appear frequently on the Huffington Post and on her blogs, Indie Theology and Bored-O-Ed. Here’s an excerpt from a recent esssay on school reform, politics, and a teachers at a [...]

  • Fourth Avenue’s Church of the Redeemer to be Torn Down

    Updated: 2012-06-29 20:41:13
    From Francis Morrone, architectural writer and historian, I have just learned that the Church of the Redeemer, built in 1866, on Fourth Avenue and Pacific Street in Brooklyn is going to be torn down. Morrone says that it is one of his favorite churches designed by Patrick Keely, who designed hundreds of churches. Obviously, it [...]

  • Memo From the Management: A kindly note from Curbed HQ:...

    Updated: 2012-06-29 17:30:00
    A kindly note from Curbed HQ: the blog's shutting down early today to take advantage of that wondrous thing known in the media biz as "summer Fridays." Back bright and early Monday morning. [The Management]

  • Home Tours: Recently Refinery 29 snapped pics of...

    Updated: 2012-06-29 16:30:00
    City National Cape Cod Boston Hamptons New York Philadelphia Washington DC Miami Detroit Atlanta Chicago Los Angeles Seattle San Francisco Top stories On the Market Five Cool Roof Decks to Brave the Coming Heat Wave House of the Day A Mystical Mansion Alien Ship on the Shores of Lake Tahoe Video Interlude Take a Tour of Shelter Island's Bonkers Maison Plastique Ø Welcome to Curbed National Join us on Facebook Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed . Sign up for the Curbed National newsletter Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox . Friday , June 29, 2012 Home Tours Friday , June 29, 2012, by Sarah Firshein Home Tours Recently Refinery 29 snapped pics of Carlos Souza's Manhattan apartment . When asked

  • On the Market: Allen Iverson's former home in Villanova,...

    Updated: 2012-06-29 15:30:00
    City National Cape Cod Boston Hamptons New York Philadelphia Washington DC Miami Detroit Atlanta Chicago Los Angeles Seattle San Francisco Top stories On the Market Five Cool Roof Decks to Brave the Coming Heat Wave House of the Day A Mystical Mansion Alien Ship on the Shores of Lake Tahoe Video Interlude Take a Tour of Shelter Island's Bonkers Maison Plastique Ø Welcome to Curbed National Join us on Facebook Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed . Sign up for the Curbed National newsletter Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox . Friday , June 29, 2012 On the Market Friday , June 29, 2012, by Sarah Firshein On the Market Allen Iverson's former home in Villanova , Pa . is on the . market The

  • Video Interlude: Take a Tour of Shelter Island's Bonkers "Maison Plastique"

    Updated: 2012-06-29 15:00:00
    City National Cape Cod Boston Hamptons New York Philadelphia Washington DC Miami Detroit Atlanta Chicago Los Angeles Seattle San Francisco Top stories On the Market Five Cool Roof Decks to Brave the Coming Heat Wave House of the Day A Mystical Mansion Alien Ship on the Shores of Lake Tahoe Video Interlude Take a Tour of Shelter Island's Bonkers Maison Plastique Ø Welcome to Curbed National Join us on Facebook Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed . Sign up for the Curbed National newsletter Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox . Friday , June 29, 2012 Video Interlude Shelter Island , . N.Y Take a Tour of Shelter Island's Bonkers Maison Plastique Friday , June 29, 2012, by Sarah Firshein You can't

  • Globe Trotting: Artist Turns Abandoned Farmhouse Into a Life-Size Dollhouse

    Updated: 2012-06-29 14:15:00
    City National Cape Cod Boston Hamptons New York Philadelphia Washington DC Miami Detroit Atlanta Chicago Los Angeles Seattle San Francisco Top stories On the Market Five Cool Roof Decks to Brave the Coming Heat Wave House of the Day A Mystical Mansion Alien Ship on the Shores of Lake Tahoe Video Interlude Take a Tour of Shelter Island's Bonkers Maison Plastique Ø Welcome to Curbed National Join us on Facebook Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed . Sign up for the Curbed National newsletter Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox . Friday , June 29, 2012 Globe Trotting Saskatchewan , Canada Artist Turns Abandoned Farmhouse Into a Life-Size Dollhouse Friday , June 29, 2012, by Sarah Firshein Photo via

  • Lego Watch: How many Legos would it take...

    Updated: 2012-06-29 13:30:00
    How many Legos would it take to build, like, an actual house? Using the standard size of an eight-peg Lego and the standard size of a brick, the geniuses over at Movoto have devised a widget to determined that a 2,169-square-foot two-story house would take 10,079,829 LEGOs (and one hell of a patient temperament) to build. Try it out! [Movoto via PFSK]

  • To Rome with Love at BAM

    Updated: 2012-06-29 12:38:51
    Woody Allen’s latest, an homage to Italian cinema and the city of Rome, is playing at our very own BAM Rose Cinema. To Rome With Love stars Alec Baldwin, Ellen Page, Woody Allen, Jesse Eisenberg, Roberto Benigni and Penélope Cruz. It is the newest of Allen’s city-themed movies, which include Midnight in Paris and Vickie [...]

  • Celebrate Brooklyn Tonight: Trombone Shorty at 7:30 PM

    Updated: 2012-06-29 01:53:40
    Tonight at the bandshell in Prospect Park as part of this summer’s stellar Celebrate Brooklyn schedule, catch Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews and his band Look at those arms! Says the Washington Post: “a near-deafening, funk-charged blast of percussion, brass, reeds and guitar distortion.” Troy Andrews hails from New Orleans’ Sixth Ward, and he got his [...]

  • Show Me Your Glands: NARS Show Explores the Landscape of the Body

    Updated: 2012-06-29 01:42:59
    I thought the title of this exhibition, Show me Your Glands,  at the New York Art Residency and Studios or NARS was intriguing. Turns out the curator, Tamara Johnson, was the winner of the 2012 annual NARS Emerging Curator Program Open Call. NARS is not the name of a make-up company but an acronym for the New [...]

  • Urban Alchemist Design Collective Needs Your Vote

    Updated: 2012-06-29 01:07:14
    Chase and Living Social are awarding up to 12 small businesses a $250,000 grant through a project called Mission Small Business. Urban Alchemist, a Park Slope design collective, is 230 votes away from being considered for this opportunity. There are only 2 days left to vote! Urban Alchemist sees itself as a store, a gallery, [...]

  • Linkage: American Homes are Drowning in Stuff; 13 Historic Listings

    Updated: 2012-06-29 00:45:00
    City National Cape Cod Boston Hamptons New York Philadelphia Washington DC Miami Detroit Atlanta Chicago Los Angeles Seattle San Francisco Top stories On the Market Five Cool Roof Decks to Brave the Coming Heat Wave House of the Day A Mystical Mansion Alien Ship on the Shores of Lake Tahoe Video Interlude Take a Tour of Shelter Island's Bonkers Maison Plastique Ø Welcome to Curbed National Join us on Facebook Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed . Sign up for the Curbed National newsletter Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox . Friday , June 29, 2012 Linkage American Homes are Drowning in Stuff 13 Historic Listings Friday , June 29, 2012, by Sarah Firshein Photo by sara.moss Curbed National

  • CurbedWire: Jonathan Adler For Kohler; HGTV's New Shelf App; More!

    Updated: 2012-06-28 22:00:00
    City National Cape Cod Boston Hamptons New York Philadelphia Washington DC Miami Detroit Atlanta Chicago Los Angeles Seattle San Francisco Top stories On the Market Five Cool Roof Decks to Brave the Coming Heat Wave House of the Day A Mystical Mansion Alien Ship on the Shores of Lake Tahoe Video Interlude Take a Tour of Shelter Island's Bonkers Maison Plastique Ø Welcome to Curbed National Join us on Facebook Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed . Sign up for the Curbed National newsletter Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox . Thursday , June 28, 2012 CurbedWire Jonathan Adler For Kohler HGTV's New Shelf App More Thursday , June 28, 2012, by Sarah Firshein Jonathan Adler's new Piccadilly Yellow

  • Illegal Activity: A family in Suquamish, Wash., was...

    Updated: 2012-06-28 21:00:00
    A family in Suquamish, Wash., was recently shocked to learn that their "dream home" was once a meth lab. After a year and a half of unexplained rashes and getting sick (which was later attributed to "iodine-like staining on the walls and human fecese under the floor") they were forced to drop $184K to demolish and rebuild the house. [Fox News via AOL Real Estate]

  • Globe Trotting: Please meet IkHa, a Hague restaurant...

    Updated: 2012-06-28 20:15:00
    Please meet IkHa, a Hague restaurant designed to turn Ikea on its head. Inside, Ikea shelves, tables, and accessories have all been hacked to become more beautiful; diners can go to town with "a selection of wallpapers that can be measured and snipped to make ad-hoc tablecloths and placemats." All while eating meatballs, of course, or gehakt ballen—"hacked balls" in Dutch. [Co.Design]

  • Alice Waters Wire: Chef and author Alice Waters tells...

    Updated: 2012-06-28 18:45:00
    Chef and author Alice Waters tells Elle Decor that if she "weren’t involved with food, I’d be working in architecture. Design is that critical to me.” "Architecture can make everyday living a pleasure," Waters says. "Just as people want real food, they hunger for real buildings. They don't have to be big, but they have to be made with the right intentions." [Elle Decor]

  • House of the Day: Unloved Gwathmey Masterpiece Gets New Staging, Photos

    Updated: 2012-06-28 18:00:00
    , City National Cape Cod Boston Hamptons New York Philadelphia Washington DC Miami Detroit Atlanta Chicago Los Angeles Seattle San Francisco Top stories On the Market Five Cool Roof Decks to Brave the Coming Heat Wave House of the Day A Mystical Mansion Alien Ship on the Shores of Lake Tahoe Video Interlude Take a Tour of Shelter Island's Bonkers Maison Plastique Ø Welcome to Curbed National Join us on Facebook Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed . Sign up for the Curbed National newsletter Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox . Thursday , June 28, 2012 House of the Day Sagaponack , . N.Y Unloved Gwathmey Masterpiece Gets New Staging , Photos Thursday , June 28, 2012, by Rob Bear Have a

  • SPONSORED POST: Control Your Environment: Cool Tech Tips from Seth Porges

    Updated: 2012-06-28 17:30:00
    : City National Cape Cod Boston Hamptons New York Philadelphia Washington DC Miami Detroit Atlanta Chicago Los Angeles Seattle San Francisco Top stories On the Market Five Cool Roof Decks to Brave the Coming Heat Wave House of the Day A Mystical Mansion Alien Ship on the Shores of Lake Tahoe Video Interlude Take a Tour of Shelter Island's Bonkers Maison Plastique Ø Welcome to Curbed National Join us on Facebook Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed . Sign up for the Curbed National newsletter Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox . Thursday , June 28, 2012 SPONSORED POST Control Your Environment : Cool Tech Tips from Seth Porges Thursday , June 28, 2012, by Cristina Cerullo In this series we sit

  • Housekeeping: Curbed's House of the Day Newsletter Can Be Yours Today!

    Updated: 2012-06-28 17:00:00
    City National Cape Cod Boston Hamptons New York Philadelphia Washington DC Miami Detroit Atlanta Chicago Los Angeles Seattle San Francisco Top stories On the Market Five Cool Roof Decks to Brave the Coming Heat Wave House of the Day A Mystical Mansion Alien Ship on the Shores of Lake Tahoe Video Interlude Take a Tour of Shelter Island's Bonkers Maison Plastique Ø Welcome to Curbed National Join us on Facebook Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed . Sign up for the Curbed National newsletter Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox . Thursday , June 28, 2012 Housekeeping Curbed's House of the Day Newsletter Can Be Yours Today Thursday , June 28, 2012, by Sarah Firshein Filled with the biggest real

  • Sold Stuff: Country crooner Kenny Rogers' grand resort...

    Updated: 2012-06-28 16:45:00
    City National Cape Cod Boston Hamptons New York Philadelphia Washington DC Miami Detroit Atlanta Chicago Los Angeles Seattle San Francisco Top stories On the Market Five Cool Roof Decks to Brave the Coming Heat Wave House of the Day A Mystical Mansion Alien Ship on the Shores of Lake Tahoe Video Interlude Take a Tour of Shelter Island's Bonkers Maison Plastique Ø Welcome to Curbed National Join us on Facebook Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed . Sign up for the Curbed National newsletter Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox . Thursday , June 28, 2012 Sold Stuff Thursday , June 28, 2012, by Sarah Firshein Sold Stuff Country crooner Kenny Rogers' grand resort in Georgia , which hit the market for

  • Supreme Court Upholds Obamacare Mandate as Constitutional

    Updated: 2012-06-28 16:35:09
    Starting her day with word of the the Supreme Court’s decision to let stand the basic provisions of Obamacare,  ruling that the government may use its taxation powers to get people to buy health insurance, a Facebook friend in Northern California had this to say: “Starting the day off right, with that special feeling. You know [...]

  • NYC’s Outdoor Pools are Now Open: On Your Mark, Get Set, Swim

    Updated: 2012-06-28 16:30:47
    I’m sure you’re just dying to try out the new McCarren Pool. Or maybe you wanna go to Red Hook or Sunset Park. Try ‘em all. They’re open and they’re free. Outdoor pool hours are from 11:00 a.m. through 7:00 p.m., with a break for pool cleaning between 3:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. Early bird [...]

  • Silver Screen: The Nora Ephron tributes continue apace:...

    Updated: 2012-06-28 16:15:00
    The Nora Ephron tributes continue apace: today Hooked on Houses has a roundup of some of the best homes and interiors in Ephron's movies. There's the Seattle houseboat (as well as Meg Ryan's bubblegum-pink apartment) in Sleepless in Seattle, of course, and the replica of Julia Child's famous Cambridge, Mass., kitchen in Julie & Julia. [Hooked on Houses]

  • Celebrity Real Estate: Jam Man Peter Frampton Lists Musically Inclined Design Fail

    Updated: 2012-06-28 15:15:00
    City National Cape Cod Boston Hamptons New York Philadelphia Washington DC Miami Detroit Atlanta Chicago Los Angeles Seattle San Francisco Top stories On the Market Five Cool Roof Decks to Brave the Coming Heat Wave House of the Day A Mystical Mansion Alien Ship on the Shores of Lake Tahoe Video Interlude Take a Tour of Shelter Island's Bonkers Maison Plastique Ø Welcome to Curbed National Join us on Facebook Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed . Sign up for the Curbed National newsletter Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox . Thursday , June 28, 2012 Celebrity Real Estate Indian Hill , Ohio Jam Man Peter Frampton Lists Musically Inclined Design Fail Thursday , June 28, 2012, by Rob Bear Click

  • TrendWatch: To honor summer, Flavorwire offers a...

    Updated: 2012-06-28 14:32:00
    City National Cape Cod Boston Hamptons New York Philadelphia Washington DC Miami Detroit Atlanta Chicago Los Angeles Seattle San Francisco Top stories On the Market Five Cool Roof Decks to Brave the Coming Heat Wave House of the Day A Mystical Mansion Alien Ship on the Shores of Lake Tahoe Video Interlude Take a Tour of Shelter Island's Bonkers Maison Plastique Ø Welcome to Curbed National Join us on Facebook Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed . Sign up for the Curbed National newsletter Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox . Thursday , June 28, 2012 TrendWatch Thursday , June 28, 2012, by Sarah Firshein TrendWatch To honor summer , Flavorwire offers a comprehensive , A-through-Z guide to

  • On the Market: When real estate executive Bruce Beal,...

    Updated: 2012-06-28 13:30:00
    When real estate executive Bruce Beal, Jr. went hunting for a new apartment in 2007, he didn't look far. His boss, Related CEO Stephen M. Ross, was looking to sell his Manhattan penthouse. Beal paid $10M for the aerie and is now trying to unload the place for quite a bit more: $15.75M. [The Real Estalker]

  • Linkage: S.F. Bay Modern; Levitated Mass; The $5M Backyard; More!

    Updated: 2012-06-28 00:45:00
    . City National Cape Cod Boston Hamptons New York Philadelphia Washington DC Miami Detroit Atlanta Chicago Los Angeles Seattle San Francisco Top stories On the Market Five Cool Roof Decks to Brave the Coming Heat Wave House of the Day A Mystical Mansion Alien Ship on the Shores of Lake Tahoe Video Interlude Take a Tour of Shelter Island's Bonkers Maison Plastique Ø Welcome to Curbed National Join us on Facebook Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed . Sign up for the Curbed National newsletter Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox . Thursday , June 28, 2012 Linkage S.F . Bay Modern Levitated Mass The 5M Backyard More Thursday , June 28, 2012, by Rob Bear Photo : Contemporist Modern home with Bay

  • CurbedWire: Airbnb Launches "Wish Lists"; Columbia Med's New Building

    Updated: 2012-06-27 21:30:00
    City National Cape Cod Boston Hamptons New York Philadelphia Washington DC Miami Detroit Atlanta Chicago Los Angeles Seattle San Francisco Top stories On the Market Five Cool Roof Decks to Brave the Coming Heat Wave House of the Day A Mystical Mansion Alien Ship on the Shores of Lake Tahoe Video Interlude Take a Tour of Shelter Island's Bonkers Maison Plastique Ø Welcome to Curbed National Join us on Facebook Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed . Sign up for the Curbed National newsletter Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox . Wednesday , June 27, 2012 CurbedWire Airbnb Launches Wish Lists Columbia Med's New Building Wednesday , June 27, 2012, by Sarah Firshein Photo via Airbnb THE INTERNET

  • Follow Us on Pinterest and Google+: If you just can't get enough...

    Updated: 2012-06-27 21:00:00
    If you just can't get enough of Curbed in the burgeoning universe of social media, a reminder that Curbed is now on Pinterest and Google+. On both these accounts, expect to find a carefully curated selection of gorgeous images and top stories. Don't be shy. This will be fun. [The Management]

  • The Shutter: Sad news for fans of awesome...

    Updated: 2012-06-27 20:06:00
    City National Cape Cod Boston Hamptons New York Philadelphia Washington DC Miami Detroit Atlanta Chicago Los Angeles Seattle San Francisco Top stories On the Market Five Cool Roof Decks to Brave the Coming Heat Wave House of the Day A Mystical Mansion Alien Ship on the Shores of Lake Tahoe Video Interlude Take a Tour of Shelter Island's Bonkers Maison Plastique Ø Welcome to Curbed National Join us on Facebook Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed . Sign up for the Curbed National newsletter Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox . Wednesday , June 27, 2012 The Shutter Wednesday , June 27, 2012, by Sarah Firshein The Shutter Sad news for fans of awesome furniture and decor : The Conran Shop is

  • On the Market: Real Estate Honcho Barbara Corcoran Lists Home of Her Own

    Updated: 2012-06-27 19:30:00
    City National Cape Cod Boston Hamptons New York Philadelphia Washington DC Miami Detroit Atlanta Chicago Los Angeles Seattle San Francisco Top stories On the Market Five Cool Roof Decks to Brave the Coming Heat Wave House of the Day A Mystical Mansion Alien Ship on the Shores of Lake Tahoe Video Interlude Take a Tour of Shelter Island's Bonkers Maison Plastique Ø Welcome to Curbed National Join us on Facebook Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed . Sign up for the Curbed National newsletter Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox . Wednesday , June 27, 2012 On the Market Pawling , . N.Y Real Estate Honcho Barbara Corcoran Lists Home of Her Own Wednesday , June 27, 2012, by Sarah Firshein Click here

  • Gender Studies: This month archicritic Alexandra Lange takes...

    Updated: 2012-06-27 18:45:00
    City National Cape Cod Boston Hamptons New York Philadelphia Washington DC Miami Detroit Atlanta Chicago Los Angeles Seattle San Francisco Top stories On the Market Five Cool Roof Decks to Brave the Coming Heat Wave House of the Day A Mystical Mansion Alien Ship on the Shores of Lake Tahoe Video Interlude Take a Tour of Shelter Island's Bonkers Maison Plastique Ø Welcome to Curbed National Join us on Facebook Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed . Sign up for the Curbed National newsletter Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox . Wednesday , June 27, 2012 Gender Studies Wednesday , June 27, 2012, by Sarah Firshein Gender Studies This month archicritic Alexandra Lange takes to Dwell for an

  • House of the Day: Pricey Hawaiian Estate Packs Plenty Onto Glorious Acreage

    Updated: 2012-06-27 18:00:00
    City National Cape Cod Boston Hamptons New York Philadelphia Washington DC Miami Detroit Atlanta Chicago Los Angeles Seattle San Francisco Top stories On the Market Five Cool Roof Decks to Brave the Coming Heat Wave House of the Day A Mystical Mansion Alien Ship on the Shores of Lake Tahoe Video Interlude Take a Tour of Shelter Island's Bonkers Maison Plastique Ø Welcome to Curbed National Join us on Facebook Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed . Sign up for the Curbed National newsletter Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox . Wednesday , June 27, 2012 House of the Day Kapaa , Hawaii Pricey Hawaiian Estate Packs Plenty Onto Glorious Acreage Wednesday , June 27, 2012, by Rob Bear Have a

  • Sad Goodbyes: The writer and director Nora Ephron...

    Updated: 2012-06-27 17:15:00
    The writer and director Nora Ephron died yesterday at the age of 71. Today Curbed NY excerpts Ephron's 2006 New Yorker essay in which she pays homage to her beloved NYC home, the Apthorp: "Enter the courtyard, and the city falls away; you find yourself in the embrace of a beautiful sheltered park [...]" Read on. [Curbed NY]

  • From the Onion: "Never imagined you'd be 35, married...

    Updated: 2012-06-27 16:45:00
    "Never imagined you'd be 35, married with two kids, and working a job you can't stand in a town you once vowed to leave? Then this 3-bedroom, 2.5-bath suburban monument to averageness is for you! Easy access to strip malls, chain restaurants, and charming walking trails for quiet sobbing." [The Onion]

  • Mindblowing: Weird Red Blob a Contender For Strangest House on Earth

    Updated: 2012-06-27 16:12:00
    City National Cape Cod Boston Hamptons New York Philadelphia Washington DC Miami Detroit Atlanta Chicago Los Angeles Seattle San Francisco Top stories On the Market Five Cool Roof Decks to Brave the Coming Heat Wave House of the Day A Mystical Mansion Alien Ship on the Shores of Lake Tahoe Video Interlude Take a Tour of Shelter Island's Bonkers Maison Plastique Ø Welcome to Curbed National Join us on Facebook Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed . Sign up for the Curbed National newsletter Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox . Wednesday , June 27, 2012 Mindblowing Guimarães , Portugal Weird Red Blob a Contender For Strangest House on Earth Wednesday , June 27, 2012, by Sarah Firshein Photo via

  • On the Market: Pedigree is Beverly Hills as white...

    Updated: 2012-06-27 15:44:00
    City National Cape Cod Boston Hamptons New York Philadelphia Washington DC Miami Detroit Atlanta Chicago Los Angeles Seattle San Francisco Top stories On the Market Five Cool Roof Decks to Brave the Coming Heat Wave House of the Day A Mystical Mansion Alien Ship on the Shores of Lake Tahoe Video Interlude Take a Tour of Shelter Island's Bonkers Maison Plastique Ø Welcome to Curbed National Join us on Facebook Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed . Sign up for the Curbed National newsletter Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox . Wednesday , June 27, 2012 On the Market Wednesday , June 27, 2012, by Sarah Firshein On the Market Pedigree is Beverly Hills as white is to rice , but how often does home

  • TrendWatch: There's a piece in the Journal...

    Updated: 2012-06-27 15:15:00
    There's a piece in the Journal today about how libraries filled with books make people look smart. (Imagine that!) In the age of the iPad, this is becoming something of a decorating trend, and what one stocks can be revealing. Anything by Dickens says "'I really do read books.' Extra points if displaying 'Barnaby Rudge.'" Audubon's Birds of America: "The equivalent of owning a Damien Hirst spot painting." What about 50 Shades of Grey? [WSJ]

  • Dispatches From Crazyville: Sonja Abrahamsson, the batshit woman who...

    Updated: 2012-06-27 14:15:00
    Sonja Abrahamsson, the batshit woman who ran Sweden's official Twitter account a week or two ago, on Ikea: "The only time I hung around IKEA was when my daughter was new born and I was only able to breastfeed her while lying down. We spent her first eight months breast-feeding my baby in every bed IKEA had available. But we never bought anything." [Gizmodo]

  • Sold Stuff: Recently a 100-year-old house in DC...

    Updated: 2012-06-27 13:30:00
    Recently a 100-year-old house in DC went on the market, went into contract two days later, and officially closed not a month after that. Why the hasty sale? Curbed DC points out that this three-bedroom charmer, which sold for $757,500, has a primo amenity: an antique meat locker. [Curbed DC]

  • Linkage: People in Interiors Photos; American Cities of the Future

    Updated: 2012-06-27 00:45:00
    City National Cape Cod Boston Hamptons New York Philadelphia Washington DC Miami Detroit Atlanta Chicago Los Angeles Seattle San Francisco Top stories On the Market Five Cool Roof Decks to Brave the Coming Heat Wave House of the Day A Mystical Mansion Alien Ship on the Shores of Lake Tahoe Video Interlude Take a Tour of Shelter Island's Bonkers Maison Plastique Ø Welcome to Curbed National Join us on Facebook Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed . Sign up for the Curbed National newsletter Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox . Wednesday , June 27, 2012 Linkage People in Interiors Photos American Cities of the Future Wednesday , June 27, 2012, by Sarah Firshein Photos via Apartment Therapy Ten

  • CurbedWire: The Kitchen from The Chef's Kitchen; Really Angry NIMBYs

    Updated: 2012-06-26 22:00:00
    City National Cape Cod Boston Hamptons New York Philadelphia Washington DC Miami Detroit Atlanta Chicago Los Angeles Seattle San Francisco Top stories On the Market Five Cool Roof Decks to Brave the Coming Heat Wave House of the Day A Mystical Mansion Alien Ship on the Shores of Lake Tahoe Video Interlude Take a Tour of Shelter Island's Bonkers Maison Plastique Ø Welcome to Curbed National Join us on Facebook Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed . Sign up for the Curbed National newsletter Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox . Tuesday , June 26, 2012 CurbedWire The Kitchen from The Chef's Kitchen Really Angry NIMBYs Tuesday , June 26, 2012, by Sarah Firshein Is this a breakfast room , nursery ,

  • Lego Watch: Lego and Google have upped the...

    Updated: 2012-06-26 21:00:00
    Lego and Google have upped the world dominance by allowing certain folks to build virtual Lego buildings (from plots of land to architectural detail) right onto Google Maps in Chrome. And by "certain folks," that means: people in Australia and New Zealand—the project commemorates 50 years of Lego in Australia. [The Creators Project via @Dwell]

  • On the Market: What does a 185-square-foot apartment look...

    Updated: 2012-06-26 20:15:00
    What does a 185-square-foot apartment look like in Manhattan, you ask? Well, it's got, like, one room and a bathroom, 10-to-12-foot ceilings, as well as a current ask of $169K. Head to Curbed NY for nine other minuscule city listings, not all of them with minuscule pricetags. [Curbed NY]

  • Housekeeping: Hey Photographers, Contribute to the Curbed Flickr Pools!

    Updated: 2012-06-26 18:45:00
    , City National Cape Cod Boston Hamptons New York Philadelphia Washington DC Miami Detroit Atlanta Chicago Los Angeles Seattle San Francisco Top stories On the Market Five Cool Roof Decks to Brave the Coming Heat Wave House of the Day A Mystical Mansion Alien Ship on the Shores of Lake Tahoe Video Interlude Take a Tour of Shelter Island's Bonkers Maison Plastique Ø Welcome to Curbed National Join us on Facebook Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed . Sign up for the Curbed National newsletter Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox . Tuesday , June 26, 2012 Housekeeping Hey Photographers , Contribute to the Curbed Flickr Pools Tuesday , June 26, 2012, by Jackie Goldstein Photo by benfaure Curbed

  • House of the Day: Award-Winning Grapes and Huge Mansion Equal $35M Price

    Updated: 2012-06-26 18:00:00
    City National Cape Cod Boston Hamptons New York Philadelphia Washington DC Miami Detroit Atlanta Chicago Los Angeles Seattle San Francisco Top stories On the Market Five Cool Roof Decks to Brave the Coming Heat Wave House of the Day A Mystical Mansion Alien Ship on the Shores of Lake Tahoe Video Interlude Take a Tour of Shelter Island's Bonkers Maison Plastique Ø Welcome to Curbed National Join us on Facebook Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed . Sign up for the Curbed National newsletter Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox . Tuesday , June 26, 2012 House of the Day Napa , . Calif Award-Winning Grapes and Huge Mansion Equal 35M Price Tuesday , June 26, 2012, by Rob Bear Have a nomination for a

  • Market Watch: It's all Detroit, all the time...

    Updated: 2012-06-26 17:58:00
    City National Cape Cod Boston Hamptons New York Philadelphia Washington DC Miami Detroit Atlanta Chicago Los Angeles Seattle San Francisco Top stories On the Market Five Cool Roof Decks to Brave the Coming Heat Wave House of the Day A Mystical Mansion Alien Ship on the Shores of Lake Tahoe Video Interlude Take a Tour of Shelter Island's Bonkers Maison Plastique Ø Welcome to Curbed National Join us on Facebook Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed . Sign up for the Curbed National newsletter Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox . Tuesday , June 26, 2012 Market Watch Tuesday , June 26, 2012, by Sarah Firshein Market Watch It's all , Detroit all the time these . days CNN Money has declared the city a

  • Retail Therapy: Behold Ikea's Gorgeous New Concept in Food Packaging

    Updated: 2012-06-26 17:20:00
    City National Cape Cod Boston Hamptons New York Philadelphia Washington DC Miami Detroit Atlanta Chicago Los Angeles Seattle San Francisco Top stories On the Market Five Cool Roof Decks to Brave the Coming Heat Wave House of the Day A Mystical Mansion Alien Ship on the Shores of Lake Tahoe Video Interlude Take a Tour of Shelter Island's Bonkers Maison Plastique Ø Welcome to Curbed National Join us on Facebook Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed . Sign up for the Curbed National newsletter Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox . Tuesday , June 26, 2012 Retail Therapy Behold Ikea's Gorgeous New Concept in Food Packaging Tuesday , June 26, 2012, by Sarah Firshein Turns out you can do more in an Ikea

  • Sold Stuff: Family Guy Producer Buys in the Pennsylvania Countryside

    Updated: 2012-06-26 16:46:00
    City National Cape Cod Boston Hamptons New York Philadelphia Washington DC Miami Detroit Atlanta Chicago Los Angeles Seattle San Francisco Top stories On the Market Five Cool Roof Decks to Brave the Coming Heat Wave House of the Day A Mystical Mansion Alien Ship on the Shores of Lake Tahoe Video Interlude Take a Tour of Shelter Island's Bonkers Maison Plastique Ø Welcome to Curbed National Join us on Facebook Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed . Sign up for the Curbed National newsletter Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox . Tuesday , June 26, 2012 Sold Stuff New Hope , . Pa Family Guy Producer Buys in the Pennsylvania Countryside Tuesday , June 26, 2012, by Sarah Firshein Click here to view

  • Atlantic Yards: Foes of Jay Z's Barclays Center Link Up With OWS for Opening Day Protest - DNAinfo

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  • Whotypes? Albertypes!

    Updated: 2012-06-11 15:00:00
    My Account Get a Library Card Library Catalog Articles Databases Downloadable Media Brooklyn Collection Brooklyn Daily Eagle Online Ask a Librarian Kids Teens Parents Teachers Only at BPL Events Calendar Support Your Library About BPL Jobs Business Information Español Pусский Français 中文資料 BPL eNews Join Our Email List in Library Catalog BPL Website Downloadable Media Brooklyn Public Library Home Brooklynology Whotypes Albertypes Jun 11, 2012 10:00 AM 0 comments How many early photographic printing processes can you name I'll bet Daguerreotypes would be on the list , maybe tintypes , and enthusiasts will name ambrotypes , collodion prints , albumen prints , cyanotypes A small collection of ours consists of 21 Albertypes showing Brooklyn scenes from 1904. They seem to have been published in

  • Class of 2012

    Updated: 2012-06-08 05:09:00
    My Account Get a Library Card Library Catalog Articles Databases Downloadable Media Brooklyn Collection Brooklyn Daily Eagle Online Ask a Librarian Kids Teens Parents Teachers Only at BPL Events Calendar Support Your Library About BPL Jobs Business Information Español Pусский Français 中文資料 BPL eNews Join Our Email List in Library Catalog BPL Website Downloadable Media Brooklyn Public Library Home Brooklynology Class of 2012 Jun 8, 2012 12:09 PM 0 comments Every May , we celebrate the accomplishments of Brooklyn Connections students with a Recognition Ceremony and Celebration in the Dweck Auditorium located in the Central Library , and this year was no . different We also hold on to some outstanding work and put it on display inside the Brooklyn Collection during the summer . nbsp Although

  • David Goodis At The V Spot

    Updated: 2012-06-07 06:04:15
    There was morning gray in the sky as the sedan crossed Brooklyn Bridge. There was some pale blue in the sky as Vanning parked the car off Canal Street. He used the subway to get back to the Village, and upon entering his room the first direct move he made was to start packing his things. [...]

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