A controversial high-rise plan that throws shade at the “sacred’’ Brooklyn Botanical Garden — potentially damaging its sensitive exotic plants — got the go-ahead from the City Planning Commission on ...

Let the sun shine in. A controversial high-rise development that neighbors feared would cast a harmful shadow over the Brooklyn Botanic Garden has gotten the OK from the City Council — with changes ...

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn (WABC) -- A proposed 14-story high-rise in an empty lot in Crown Heights is raising concerns that it would cast a shadow over some parts of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden ...

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) – The developer planning to build a high-rise building near the Brooklyn Botanic Garden is now pulling out of the project. The move comes just as the controversial plan got the ...

A. First, check your building's codes for weight restrictions on your balcony. Large containers filled with soil are heavy. They also are difficult to move, so position them before filling with a ...

Although green spaces are always a welcome addition to urban landscapes, vertical lawns can never replace real parks in the heart of cities. In a world of rising skylines, shrinking public spaces and ...