After a five-year reconstruction, Gowanus’s odd and charming Carroll Street retractile bridge reopens on June 15. It’s one of only a couple of retracting bridges left in the U.S., and this time, it will only be open to pedestrians and cyclists.
Rob Mango was looking for an artist studio when he came across a ‘for rent’ sign outside a former dairy-and-egg warehouse on Duane Street. Scraping off egg goo from the wooden floorboards was only the beginning.
The stately brick mansions that line the northern edge of Washington Square Park are among the city’s most envied homes. No. 23 has just gone on the market for $23.5 million.
