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

… examples in the city The block between Onderdonk and Woodward avenues with its brick pavement and early 20th century … me in its own way of when I first experienced the dazzling golden glory of the Golden City of Salamanca in Spain … in just a few years around 1910 and most of it was built on spec for the folks who worked at the breweries in what is …

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

… The walls surrounding the cemetery and some of the nearby streets are littered with broken bottles and other trash … Blisss commercial success can be traced back to the early 1800s when he began a fortuitous friendship with Robert … white actress who played Aunt Jemima in Showboat in 1920 Al Smith the first major party candidate for president who was …

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

… most healthful cheerful economical and easily accessible homes that have ever been known   More than 100 years later … Board of Trade a group of businessmen and professionals who lived in the area and promoted it with vigor set up shop at … the bigname firm of Bjarke Ingels Construction on the new facility is set to start in 2018 … The real estate pressure …

By Marjorie Cohen |October 3, 2017 - 3:00PM
Bertine Block : A small street in the Bronx that offers a window into 19th century NYC

… gave the block its name are the 20 built by developer Edward D Bertine One of the reasons this short street was … back then and from now … 1  The US Capitol Dome and Civil War cannons were made in Mott Haven not far from Bertine … He built his first 10 housesnumbers 414 to 432 on spec on the south side of the street Bertine and his family …

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