Senator Street in Bay Ridge: A historic block without landmark protections

… subway stop on the R line youll find yourself on one of New York Citys lesserknown brownstone blocks Located just off … also instrumental in renaming Bay Ridge which until the mid 1800s was known as Yellow Hook The change was made for …

By Marjorie Cohen |October 26, 2017 - 9:00AM
Bertine Block : A small street in the Bronx that offers a window into 19th century NYC

… If youre walking down East 136th Street between Willis Avenue … people from varied ethnic and national backgrounds who have lived and continue to live on the block The first rowhouses … Morris family bought was called Morrisania and included what are now the neighborhoods of Morrisania Melrose Mott …

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