Pirates, glue factories, and mob graves: Blissville is Queens's dumping ground

… The walls surrounding the cemetery and some of the nearby streets are littered with broken bottles and other trash … in Greenpoint today according to local historian Geoff Cobb there is no plaque to identify it  Nor is there any … Blissville Go there first … Cavanzos found his Blissville apartment when he drove through the neighborhood and saw a …

By Marjorie Cohen |November 14, 2017 - 9:00AM
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 yourself on one of New York Citys … floors and manage their expenses by renting a onebedroom apartment on the third floor … Senator Street was named …

By Marjorie Cohen |October 26, 2017 - 9:00AM
Chester Court: A cul-de-sac in Brooklyn that feels like the U.K.'s Cotswolds

… in the early 20th century he designed and built Chester Court a culdesac with a row of nine houses on each side off … Gardens was designated as an official landmark by the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission so the homes will stay … job Bolton says the homes on the block are all still singlefamily just as Collins intended My wife and I love the Tudor …

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |January 18, 2017 - 8:59AM