Pirates, glue factories, and mob graves: Blissville is Queens's dumping ground

… the 19th century Calvary Cemetery looms along the length of Greenpoint Avenue the main drag of the neighborhood The … an unloved look The gated cemetery is the only swath of green in the neighborhoodthere are no parks or playgrounds   … youd like to live not too far from Blissville you can buy a onebedroom onebath condo with a balcony a washerdryer …

By Marjorie Cohen |November 14, 2017 - 9:00AM
Alexander Avenue in the South Bronx is home to the borough's oldest townhouses

… 6 stop the strip includes row houses lowrise apartment buildings and two government buildings and is bookended by … Board of Trade a group of businessmen and professionals who lived in the area and promoted it with vigor set up shop at … and its bridge were named in honor of Edward Willis who lived at 280 Alexander Ave Willis was a real estate …

By Marjorie Cohen |October 3, 2017 - 3:00PM