Bed-Stuy Prices Up Over 20 Percent; The Community Bookstore in Brooklyn Cashes In
- Mariah Carey has a shoe closet bigger than your apartment. [NYP]
- Bed-Stuy prices have spiked. Homes sales have gone up 20 percent, says a new report. [DNA Info]
- After rumors of a New Jersey move, Streit’s Matzo Factory has confirmed that they will move operations to Rockland County. [BB]
- Court Street’s beloved book-mess, The Community Bookstore, will shutter. The owner of the store, and the brownstone that houses the shop, has sold the building for $5.5M. He originally paid $500K for it in 1985. [NYT]
- A historic Brooklyn church established after the Civil War will be demolished to make way for a new construction. [WSJ]
Images: Bed-Stuy via CityRealty (L); The Community Bookstore via Melville House (R)
