#historic-districts

#historic-districts

The city will provide new technical and financial support to homeowners who want to build accessory dwelling units ADUs on their properties, Mayor Zohran Mamdani is set to announce Tuesday. ADUs, or so-called granny flats, are independent residences on the same lot as one-family or two-family homes, and depending on location are also called in-law suites, backyard cottages or basement apartments.

The Elmwood neighborhood's commercial strip could be declared a historic district if city officials approve a proposal backed by local preservationists and hundreds of residents. But to critics, the drive looks more like an attempt to thwart plans to build housing in the wealthy and exclusive neighborhood than a genuine effort to honor history.

Bed Stuy Locals Race to Buy Historic Stuyvesant Avenue Mansion as Sale Looms A group of Bed Stuy residents is scrambling to take community ownership of a historic early 20th-century mansion on Stuyvesant Avenue following a court-ordered sale, organizing to form a community land trust and raise millions of dollars to buy and repair the property before it is sold to a private buyer.