Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: NYC Staycations and Brooklyn's First Apple Store

Brooklyn’s First Apple Store Opens This Month on Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg
Yes, all the rumors are true — Apple is opening a store at 247 Bedford Avenue! The grand opening is set for July 30, according to Apple’s website. Where the first Apple store would open in Brooklyn has been rumored for years. At one time, speculation focused on the former Salvation Army store at Bedford and North 7th.

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5 New York Summer Day Trips for Car-less Nature- and Seafood-Lovers
As the cement heats up and the humidity sets in, an escape from New York can seem more than necessary — but if you truly can’t get out of town, know that it’s possible to escape the urban mania without leaving the city. The outer boroughs and even the northern limits of Manhattan contain what to many is a remarkable amount of nature in the form of bird refuges, landscaped museums and village-like islands, all accessible by public transit.

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Bed Stuy Two-Family Currently Operating as Bed and Breakfast Asks $1.4 Million
This two-family house on Bainbridge Street has some original detail, and the potential to be a nice single-family residence, or duplex-plus-rental. It’s currently being used as a bed-and-breakfast — if you’ve ever dreamed of running one of those, keeping that going is another possible route.

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The Insider: New-in-Town Designer Does Up Own Bushwick Pad Around Dramatic Wall of Windows
“Moving to Brooklyn was the best thing I ever did,” said Luna Grey of Luna Grey Interiors, who arrived a year and a half ago from Philadelphia. She ensconced herself in a 690-square-foot one-bedroom Bushwick rental with a small balcony and a glorious expanse of steel-framed casement windows.

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What Is a Railroad Apartment? A Guide to a Misunderstood Apartment Layout
Railroad apartments can be prime for couples, tough for roommates and families, and generally relatively inexpensive. But what is a railroad apartment, exactly? The answer may surprise you.

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