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

… Though they were once common brickpaved streets are pretty hard to find in New York these … to live close to their work … Oz wasnt the only place with yellow brick roads … At one time the streets of Ridgewood … apartment per floor and an unfinished basement Firstfloor apartments had five rooms and second floor units had six the …

By Marjorie Cohen |January 26, 2018 - 9:00AM
Senator Street in Bay Ridge: A historic block without landmark protections

… renaming Bay Ridge which until the mid 1800s was known as Yellow Hook The change was made for public relations purposes Yellow Hook a name chosen by the Dutch in the 1600s because … rental not far from Senator Street at  517 79th St is in a brick twofamily house built in 1925 Its on the second floor …

By Marjorie Cohen |October 26, 2017 - 9:00AM
Alexander Avenue in the South Bronx is home to the borough's oldest townhouses

… I n a history of the Bronx written in 1897 Mott Haven was described … the neighborhood has been protected by landmarking He sees what he says is an amazing amount of construction in the … Alexander Ave in an unknown condition may be available to buy soon The house built in 1901 has been seized by a lender …

By Marjorie Cohen |October 3, 2017 - 3:00PM
Chester Court: A cul-de-sac in Brooklyn that feels like the U.K.'s Cotswolds

… who might object to seeing railroad tracks from their front yards Collins solution was to build a wall one that was … Parkline didnt disrupt us much and its in our backyard he says Just as a newly built Prospect Park attracted … if your own space is too confining   Among the nofee apartments that are vacant are 10J a onebedroom for …

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |January 18, 2017 - 8:59AM