Leigh Kamping-Carder

Ah, Brooklyn. Long the affordable alternative to Manhattan, are you now just another expensive place to live in New York City? That was certainly the takeaway from news coverage of the second-quarter market reports released this week by the city’s big real estate brokerages. More than one headline blared that prices have reached an all-time high in Kings County. 

In the ongoing battle to protect your apartment against the next Hurricane Sandy, the city wants to give your landlord a little more leeway when it comes to putting up flood protection. The Department of Transportation is mulling a plan to let building owners install temporary flood barriers on public sidewalks and streets, Crain’s reports.