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  1. October 13, 2026 The north tower of Two Trees' 280 Kent Avenue, a 50-story, 1,262-unit Domino twin, is about two-thirds built.
  2. September 27, 2026 The attorney general dissolved a Gravesend expediting firm over illegal renovations in a partly rent-stabilized building and barred its architect from filing with the Buildings Department for life.
  3. September 20, 2026 Juliette, a North 5th Street restaurant of 20 years, burned Saturday as flames spread into two adjoining eateries and a smoke explosion about 35 minutes in forced a Mayday call.
  4. September 18, 2026 The attorney general dissolved expediter Basic Group and barred architect Kevin McCray for life from DOB filings over illegal renovations at 191 Bedford Avenue.
  5. September 16, 2026 the 1870s Joseph Fallert Brewery on Meserole Street is nearly gone, making way for a 10-story, 99-apartment building.
  6. September 12, 2026 Foundation work started at 159 Broadway beside the landmarked Williamsburgh Savings Bank, for a 12-story building with 99 apartments, one under the 100-unit line where the 485-x tax break imposes wage floors.
  7. September 11, 2026 Jayden Velasquez, 18, was shot dead on Havemeyer Street the night before his senior year began, one of at least 15 teenagers fatally shot in the city this year.
  8. September 10, 2026 Attorney General Letitia James made developer Ezra Unger return $6.715 million in down payments he collected before his 427 Marcy Avenue offering plan was accepted, and barred him from selling property in New York for six years.
  9. September 9, 2026 Clipper Equity sold the 150-unit Casa Hope at 130 Hope Street to the Mann Group for $122.5 million, with more than 30 years left on its 421-a abatement.
  10. September 5, 2026 Attorney General James barred developer Ezra Unger from selling condos in New York for six years and secured $6.72 million back for buyers at 427 Marcy Avenue.
  11. September 4, 2026 Attorney General James ordered developer Ezra Unger to return $6.715 million in down payments he took for 427 Marcy Avenue condos that had no offering plan.
  12. August 23, 2026 Brooklyn Brewery's last night at 79 N. 11th St. is Aug. 29 before it moves four blocks to 1 Wythe Ave.
  13. August 18, 2026 Hermès is set to open its permanent Brooklyn flagship on North 6th Street this fall, joining Chanel and Zara on a strip where asking retail rents hit $600 a square foot.
  14. August 3, 2026 Slate Property Group and RiseBoro unveiled 312 rental units across two towers, with 60% reserved for formerly homeless New Yorkers, after buying the sites from Two Trees for $2.
  15. July 31, 2026 A sewage overflow during the July 18 storm filled Black Spring Books' basement with three feet of water, ruining rare first editions.
  16. July 29, 2026 Sewage flooding during the July 18 storm destroyed part of the collection at Black Spring Books; owner Simona Blat has raised about $17,000 on GoFundMe as she weighs the store's future.
  17. July 26, 2026 Slate Property Group and RiseBoro secured financing for 312 affordable and supportive units on two sites bought from Two Trees for $2, with 60% reserved for formerly homeless tenants.
  18. July 21, 2026 Mesiba, the Eastern Mediterranean restaurant inside the Moxy Hotel known for its communal lamb-neck dinners, served its last guests.
  19. July 2, 2026 Pacha, the Ibiza-born club brand, opened at the former Brooklyn Mirage site; unlike the city's camera-shy underground clubs, it wants you to film everything, a choice that has already drawn derision from the local nightlife set.
  20. June 30, 2026 Mayor Mamdani showed up at Toñita Fest Saturday to shout "Yo soy Boricua" from the main stage and present a framed Puerto Rican flag skirt to María Antonia "Toñita" Cay, who has kept her Caribbean Social Club open for 52 years while turning down millions to sell the building.

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