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

… to live close to their work … Oz wasnt the only place with yellow brick roads … At one time the streets of Ridgewood … porch design retains some of its historic features The door under the stoop is old but the metal awnings are … brokers will kill to get a listing If youre looking for a rental theres one nearby at 253 Stockholm St which although …

By Marjorie Cohen |January 26, 2018 - 9:00AM
Pirates, glue factories, and mob graves: Blissville is Queens's dumping ground

… homes and storefronts and much of the building stock dates back to the 19th century Calvary Cemetery looms along the … raised his hand said Cavanzos The neighborhood he says is a diamond in the rough with a rich history that is yet to be … played Aunt Jemima in Showboat in 1920 Al Smith the first major party candidate for president who was Catholic he lost …

By Marjorie Cohen |November 14, 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

… Peter J Collins was a man with a housing plan When in the early 20th … for his row  house project was once owned by Jeremiah Vanderbilt and according to the LPC designation report may … land that Collins acquired when he bought the parcel was a  mansion that had been built in the late 18th or early 19th …

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