What Subway Shutdown?

A daily mix of stories about cities, city life, and our always evolving neighborhoods and skylines. [Curbed]( FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9 neighborhoods [What Subway Shutdown?]( It is seemingly not affecting people’s appetites for Greenpoint apartments. Photo: Kenneth Grant/Alamy Stock Photo This weekend, the real-estate agent Christian George Emanuel was showing a one-bedroom in a six-unit rental building at 148 Norman Avenue in Greenpoint, four blocks from the Nassau Avenue G train. Renters asked him questions about storage, air-conditioning, and the age of the construction (brand-new!). But nobody looking at a [$3,895 unit]( asked how they would be expected to get there. They probably should have: For at least 45 days this summer, the only subway serving the neighborhood will [shut down](. [Continue reading »]( Want more on city life, real estate, and design? [Subscribe now]( to save over 60% on unlimited access to Curbed and everything New York. [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( The Latest [What the Massive NYCHA Corruption Sting Really Reveals The drip-drip process of small-scale repairs, instead of full-scale renovations, is the underlying problem.]( By Clio Chang [This Week’s Worth-It New York City Apartment Listings We traipsed around Harlem this week.]( By Nora DeLigter [Village Cigars Has Closed After Decades on Christopher Street The shop owner wanted a ten-year lease, but the landlord said he had stopped paying rent since last year.]( By Ella Quittner [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Read More From Curbed]( [Sign up to get The Listings Edit](, a weekly digest of the most worth-it apartments in New York. [GET THE NEWSLETTER]( [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe]( | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on email newsletters, please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, 12th Floor Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2024, All rights reserved