gardening

A roof garden on a Bronx apartment building

Design + Architecture

How to get a tax abatement to create an energy-saving green roof for your brownstone or apartment building

By Celia Young |July 26, 2023 - 3:30PM

Renovation

What would it cost to add a bulkhead to access the roof of our NYC brownstone?

By Emily Myers |February 6, 2023 - 12:30PM

Neighborhood Intel

The vegetable garden on my Brooklyn roof deck is my pride and joy. Here's how I created it

… Sometimes I sit in the evening and remove bugs by hand What I learned is that if you wait a couple of weeks the … roof obviously gets a lot of sun It feels very serene … What vegetables grow well in Brooklyn … I love growing …

By Emily Myers |September 29, 2022 - 1:30PM

Neighbors

Why I'm glad I stayed: New Yorkers on what they gained by sticking with the city during the pandemic

By Kelly Kreth |July 11, 2022 - 3:00PM

Improve

Does artificial turf last? An update on our backyard after two years with fake grass

By Emily Myers |May 3, 2021 - 12:30PM

Design + Architecture

10 things I learned renovating the terrace of my Bed-Stuy brownstone

… thats what happened with the 1882 BedStuy brownstone thats home to my wife and me and our two kids ages 8 and 13 We … we were able to redo the back terrace Like any neglected home space it soon became a dumping ground for tools toys … Brown Harris Stevens who sold us the brownstone back in 2014 Landscaped outdoor space adjacent to living space is the …

By Dan DiClerico |April 28, 2021 - 12:30PM