{"id":68453,"date":"2026-08-22T14:55:27","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T14:55:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/68453\/"},"modified":"2026-08-22T14:55:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T14:55:27","slug":"brooklyn-news-hermes-opening-soon-in-faux-old-digs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/68453\/","title":{"rendered":"Brooklyn News: Herm\u00e8s Opening Soon in Faux-Old Digs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Popular stories include a call for volunteers for a marathon reading of \u201cThe Power Broker,\u201d a housing lottery in Red Hook, and more news.<\/p>\n

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A marathon reading of Robert Caro\u2019s The Power Broker will take place in November. Photo by C. M. Spieglitz via Library of Congress<\/a><\/p>\n

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Lend Your Voice to a Marathon Reading of \u2018The Power Broker\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n

Several hundred readers are needed to reach the goal of a live reading of the entirety of Robert Caro\u2019s weighty work \u201cThe Power Broker.\u201d The dense and authoritative volume, published in 1974, tracks the rise of Robert Moses and his extraordinary impact on the physical infrastructure of New York.<\/p>\n

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\"brickHerm\u00e8s\u2019 Brooklyn flagship at 111 North 6th Street this morning. Photo by Susan De Vries<\/p>\n

Herm\u00e8s Preps to Open in Faux-Old New Building in Williamsburg<\/a><\/p>\n

Herm\u00e8s is set to open any day now on the corner of North 6th and Berry Street in Williamsburg. Signage is up in the windows, and the storied French luxury brand recently advertised for a general manager ahead of its long-promised fall opening of the permanent Brooklyn flagship at 111 North 6th Street.<\/p>\n

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Rite Aid-Replacing Tower Coming to Corner of Smith and President?<\/a><\/p>\n

A big change is coming to the corner of Smith and President streets in Carroll Gardens, right across from Carroll Park and at the F train stop. The entire block front on the west side of Smith Street from Union to President has sold to a developer for $21.5 million, who for now is keeping mum on their identity and future plans, according to deal brokers TerraCRG.<\/p>\n

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\"parlorThe parlor of 263 Bainbridge Street in Bed Stuy. Photo via Brown Harris Stevens<\/p>\n

A Sunset Park Brownstone and More to See, Starting at $1.498 Million<\/a><\/p>\n

Our picks for open houses to check out last weekend were found in Midwood, Sunset Park, Bed Stuy, and Windsor Terrace. They range in price from $1.498 million to $2.1 million.<\/p>\n

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Red Hook Affordable Housing Lottery Has $777 Studios<\/a><\/p>\n

An affordable housing lottery has launched for an under-construction eight-story, 369-unit building on Red Hook\u2019s Columbia Street. It is the first of three that will make up a more than 600-apartment affordable housing campus dubbed Columbia Commons.<\/p>\n

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