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

… once common brickpaved streets are pretty hard to find in New York these days A few blocks from the Dekalb Avenue L station just over the Brooklyn border in Ridgewood Queens a block of Stockholm Street is one of the few …

By Marjorie Cohen |January 26, 2018 - 9:00AM
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

… I n a history of the Bronx written in 1897 Mott Haven was described as having the most healthful cheerful … as one of its  six to celebrate in the city Samuel Brooks organizer of the fledgling Mott Haven Historic District Association is happy with the attention Brooks bought a house just around the corner from Alexander …

By Marjorie Cohen |October 3, 2017 - 3:00PM
Explore Newark's unsung historic districts

… To many Newark NJ is the name in front of an airport a place for a … performance spaces as well as a restaurant and mixedincome housing Applications for the affordable housing component closed last fall with pricing …

By Lana Bortolot |August 10, 2017 - 2:14PM
MacDougal Alley: A small downtown mews filled with NYC art history

… off MacDougal Street in Greenwich Village is one of them Unlike some of the buildings that have appropriated the … that lined West Eighth Street and Washington Square North The Alley has evolved into a mix of private residences … belonged to Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney Since the Alley is gated one of the best and possibly only ways that you can …

By Marjorie Cohen |March 14, 2017 - 2:59PM
Chester Court: A cul-de-sac in Brooklyn that feels like the U.K.'s Cotswolds

… and Prospect Park had been created so all signals were go for real estate development According to Dolkart Collins … appointed to the position of Brooklyns superintendent of buildings in 1904 he had civil engineer and architect added … 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
Bertine Block : A small street in the Bronx that offers a window into 19th century NYC

… walking down East 136th Street between Willis Avenue and Brook Avenue in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx youll likely find yourself … the Bronx       … 5 … Modern day Bertines are building new apartments and attracting new residents to a changing Mott …

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