Follow the yellow brick: Tracing Ridgewood's history through a single picturesque block

… in 1892 He learned his craft at Pratt Institute and before designing most of Ridgewood apprenticed at the renowned Beaux Arts firm Carrere Hastings designers of the New York Public Library main building among … worked at the Brooklyn Navy Yard After World War I other ethnic groups began to join the Germans in Ridgewood …

By Marjorie Cohen |January 26, 2018 - 9:00AM
Bertine Block : A small street in the Bronx that offers a window into 19th century NYC

… 136th Street between Willis Avenue and Brook Avenue in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx youll likely find yourself intrigued by …

By Marjorie Cohen |December 22, 2016 - 9:12AM