Join Brick’s new book club for readers fascinated by NYC’s real estate history

… to read youll want to join Brick Underground for our first book club discussion of  A History of Housing in New York City by Richard Plunz The book is taught in many college courses and follows the … gentrification and climate issues facing NYC  Bricks new book club is being spearheaded by Justin DeMaris a Brick …

By Brick Underground |October 24, 2025 - 9:30AM
What the entrances of NYC luxury and historic buildings tell us about who lives there

… Portals Elegant Entrances and Ingratiating Ingresses to Apartments for the Affluent in New York City But most of all …

By Marjorie Cohen |November 4, 2020 - 10:30AM
The 25 best books about the history of New York City's boroughs and neighborhoods

… Last month we shared the 25 best books about New York City history as picked by local authors and historians So many good books came up in the process that we decided to save some of the haul for further lists Having highlighted books that deal with the entire city in some way or another …

By Marjorie Cohen |March 30, 2018 - 12:00PM