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

… Two short blocks from the justrenovated Bay Ridge Parkway subway stop … of Brooklyn these buildings gave the owners the chance to live comfortably indeed almost elegantly on the first two … pooled their money to create the first notforprofit coop in NYC The Brooklyn Eagle described Eisenlas firm as being …

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

… borough historian and author of The Bronx The Ultimate Guide to New York Citys Beautiful Borough Although there are … Edward D Bertine One of the reasons this short street was designated the Bertine Block Historic District back in 1994 … the mix on the block was professional in the singlefamily homes and working class in the tenements An LPC repor t …

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