Senator Street in Bay Ridge: A historic block without landmark protections

… Two short blocks from the justrenovated Bay Ridge Parkway subway stop on the R line youll find … Avenue the 300 block of Senator Street is the only block in Bay Ridge with brownstones on both sides of the block At … to build the houses on spec At the turn of the century Bay Ridge was starting to attract middle class buyers …

By Marjorie Cohen |October 26, 2017 - 9:00AM
Alexander Avenue in the South Bronx is home to the borough's oldest townhouses

… term for these blocks at the time reflecting the ethnicity of the majority of the residents back then The glory … expressways Now things may be turning around Recently the New York Times Travel section chose the neighborhood as number …

By Marjorie Cohen |October 3, 2017 - 3:00PM
5 secrets of Harlem's Sugar Hill

and 155th street between Amsterdam and Edgecombe avenues for the actual Sugar Hill historic district but can stretch … known trivia from locally made hops to haunted houses Photo via Untapped Cities … Its home to the Royal Tenenbaums … Brewing Company has produced a Sugar Hill golden ale for several years now and in 2016 scored coveted placement for

By Virginia K. Smith |February 24, 2017 - 12:59PM