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

… distinguished enclaves of workingclass dwellings built in NYC in the early twentieth century Urban historian Justin … me in its own way of when I first experienced the dazzling golden glory of the Golden City of Salamanca in Spain Not … original residents of were German as were the owners of the areas many breweries and beer halls The skilled craftsmen …

By Marjorie Cohen |January 26, 2018 - 9:00AM
Alexander Avenue in the South Bronx is home to the borough's oldest townhouses

… Street 6 stop the strip includes row houses lowrise apartment buildings and two government buildings and is … as one of its  six to celebrate in the city Samuel Brooks organizer of the fledgling Mott Haven Historic … of Manhattan including Alexander Avenue separated from Westchester County to become part of New York City Known …

By Marjorie Cohen |October 3, 2017 - 3:00PM
5 secrets of Harlem's Sugar Hill

… want to stake their claim on one of the citys most historic neighborhoods According to the New York Times its borders … in February 2017 … While many of us know it for its Harlem Renaissance history and its immortalization in Take … mansion … Another beloved architectural oddity in the neighborhood the mysterious castlelike Bailey Mansion dubbed …

By Virginia K. Smith |February 24, 2017 - 12:59PM
Bertine Block : A small street in the Bronx that offers a window into 19th century NYC

… walking down East 136th Street between Willis Avenue and Brook Avenue in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx youll … reflect the history of real estate development in the southwestern portion of the Bronx  according to to the commission … the Bronx       … 5 … Modern day Bertines are building new apartments and attracting new residents to a changing Mott …

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