Gothamist
A non-profit newsroom, powered by WNYC.
Gothamist
Listen Live
News
Extra Extra: Fort Greene is not as nice as Provo, Utah
By
Emily Nadal
Published Oct 10, 2024
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
Never miss a story
Email address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .
Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images
By
Emily Nadal
Published Oct 10, 2024
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
We rely on your support to make local news available to all
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2026. Donate today
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
It’s Thursday afternoon in New York City, where the owner of an indie bookshop in Brooklyn, faced with rising costs, is trying to figure whether to stay or go.
Here’s what else is happening:
- The New York City Council is voting on a bill that would allow building owners to solicit artists to spruce up the ugly scaffolding covering their properties.
- A swanky West Village restaurant called Frog Club attracted patrons in part because of its “no photos” rule, which went so far as to make guests cover their camera lenses with stickers upon entry. But last week, Frog Club had a change of heart about the policy.
- The Department of Buildings shut down an unlicensed haunted house attraction operated out of a two-family home in Queens because, officials say, it was unsafe. “Haunted Hollis” was complete with an escape room and a maze out front, and even offered overnight stays. It had 40 paying attendees inside when the city shut down operations.
- Reader’s Digest named Fort Greene, Brooklyn the second nicest place in the United States, right behind Provo, Utah.
- Ethel Kennedy, wife of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, died Thursday at the age of 96 after suffering a stroke last week.
- Sticker Mule’s CEO is going hard for Trump.
- TikTokers are hurting the NYC housing market.
- And finally, dog eat dog world:
Tagged
extra extra
Emily Nadal
Read more
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
MORE news
Early Addition: There's a new hot duck, this time in Queens
Because a mandarin duck has been frolicking in Flushing, here are your early links: RHONY star racked up a lot of parking tickets, 57 best Italian restaurants in New Jersey, Judi Dench said the "Cats" movie was bad and more.
By
James Ramsay
Published Oct 20, 2026 at 9:40 a.m. ET
NYPD hate crime unit investigates smashed windows, ‘Pal Action’ graffiti at UES Capital One
The bank previously faced protests over a $90 million loan to an Israeli drone company.
By
Ryan Kost
News
NYPD hate crime unit investigates smashed windows, ‘Pal Action’ graffiti at UES Capital One
The bank previously faced protests over a $90 million loan to an Israeli drone company.
By
Ryan Kost
A reliably Republican part of NJ, until ICE came to town
By
Mike Hayes
NYC school integration debate exposes tensions between Black parents and Mamdani
By
Elizabeth Kim
Queens man charged with hate crime at Jewish-owned bagel shop displaying Israeli flags
By
Giulia Heyward
Never miss a story
Catch up on the most important headlines with a roundup of essential NYC stories, delivered to your inbox daily.
Sign upEmail address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .