Make Art Not CondosBrooklyn Heights: Is Joralemon Beach on schedule to open July 4? [Newyorkology]
Chelsea: Days after new corporate management is announced at the Chelsea Hotel, tenants get a “gentle” warning about unpaid back rent. [Living with Legends]
Coney Island: After the Mermaid Parade this Saturday, real people—not just ghosts!—will rock abandoned Child’s Restaurant, for the first time in 30 years, for the post-parade ball. [BrooklynBased]
Forest Hills Gardens: It’s true! This is the country’s No. 1 “cottage community,” says Cottage Living. [Queens Crap]
Harlem: Better head to Dunkin’ Donuts for now, local Starbucks freaks. That 145th St. branch won’t open as soon as you thought. [Uptown Flavor]
Williamsburg: The site where big developer Quadriad wants to build has sprouted some anti-gentrification agitprop art. [Gowanus Lounge]