This grand old Brooklyn apartment building survived a fire—can it become a low-income co-op?

… 1970s the city seized it because the owner failed to pay taxes and it stood vacant for nearly a decade In 1980 a fire … New Yorker it has scars to show for its troubles … Live … Clinton Hill … Every Address Tells A Story … historic …

By Alanna Schubach |August 9, 2017 - 8:59AM
A Harlem courthouse that once served as a prison still stands, with its history intact

… in NYC And fast forward just over 100 years and now its the home of the Harlem Community Justice Center HCJC which  is … the aegis of the New York State Unified Court System but is designed specifically to bring the criminal justice system … Society    In its last days it served as a womens jail facility and it ceased all function as a jail in 1949 …

By Marjorie Cohen |July 26, 2017 - 9:00AM
Goodnight, development: The tale of 121 Charles Street, the former home of a beloved children's book author

… to the approval of the Landmarks Preservation Commission  Why the protectiveness over 121 Charles Street At first … William died his wife and children settled into that house renting out part of it as well as the farmhouse  By the time … Brown must have appreciated the solitude and privacy of her rental where she lived during the late 1940s and early 1950s …

By Alanna Schubach |March 20, 2017 - 8:59AM