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Graffiti In Its Glory: New York City Real Estate Benefits From Street Art

Graffiti — the term typically used to describe “tagging” — can be unsightly. Its close cousin street art, however, is increasingly popular in cities around the world, with Banksy currently making

headlines for his new art in Paris. The New York City real estate market is capit...

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Arts District development boom in full swing

There’s nearly one major project in the pipeline for every two blocks of Downtown’s Arts District.

The roughly 50-block former industrial neighborhood-turned-artist-haven-turned-hipster-mecca has 25 projects in the works, including transformative new developments and adaptive reuses, according to a count by Curbed.

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The ultimate guide to Madrid Pride 2018

As Europe's biggest Pride event, Madrid Orgullo is always a blast, with a week of parties, concerts and community events in and around the Chueca neighbourhood that culminates with a huge parade of more than two million people.

But this year’s edition is set to be even more special as it marks 40 years since Madrid’s first authorised LGBT demonstration was organised by the Homosexual Liberation Front of Castilla (FLHOC) 

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Why sellers have the upper-hand in Greenwich Village

The neighborhood has relatively low levels of existing condo inventory and a declining pipeline.

Developers in Greenwich Village might feel like they’ve been transported back to the height of the market in a time machine.

The Village is rare example of a sellers’ market.

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Landmark Planning Committee creates new Boerum Hill historic district 4

The district complements the existing Boerum Hill Historic District, which was created in 1973.

The city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission agreed to extend the existing Boerum Hill Historic District, adding nearly 300 buildings within the protective coverage of the area. The designation today followed a public hearing in May where 16 people spoke in favor of creating the extension, and nine people spoke in opposition.

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Macklowe Properties eyeing site near St. Patrick’s Cathedral for skyscraper

The tower would span 1 million square feet if it becomes a reality. 

Developer Harry Macklowe, who is behind projects like Midtown’s pricey 432 Park Avenue supertall, could be planning for yet another skyscraper. Claiming to have obtained materials from Macklowe Properties, The Real Deal reports that the company is looking to construct a one million-square-foot office tower near the St. Patrick’s Cathedral that would be known as “Saint Stevens New York....

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Bushwick is the Fastest Growing Brooklyn Neighborhood

The median price for a pad in Bushwick is up 84% since 2008.

Apartment prices in Bushwick have jumped faster than any other New York City neighborhood over the past decade.

The median price of $788,700 in the trendy Brooklyn neighborhood is 84 percent higher than it was in 2008, according to data fr...

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Brooklyn’s losing its cool and Manhattan’s welcoming back millennials

Brooklyn’s cool factor is wearing thin on millennials’ wallets, so they’re moving back to Manhattan.

Washington Heights is now home to the greatest concentration of the generation with residents aged 20 to 34 making up about 10 percent of the neighborhood, according to the New Yo...

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Chelsea, Park Slope among NYC’s friendliest LGBTQ neighborhoods

No other neighborhood in New York City (and perhaps, the country) holds as much historical and cultural significance for its role in the gay liberation movement as Greenwich Village. It is the home of the Stonewall Inn and has one of the nation’s largest concentrations of LGBT historic sites, monuments, organizat...

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New looks at Brooklyn’s glorious Paramount Theater

The revamp of Brooklyn’s Paramount Theater officially kicked off earlier today and will restore this Fort Greene icon to much of its original grandeur. The renovation is being carried out by BSE Global, the same firm that runs the Barclays Center, and Long Island University, which used to run its athl...

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