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

… Blissville a slice of Long Island City bordered by Calvary Cemetery the Long … in 2015 to petition for a public park in the area he asked how many people in the room had heard of Blissville Only one … 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
MacDougal Alley: A small downtown mews filled with NYC art history

… Sculpturewhich occupies a group of buildings that once belonged to Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney Since the Alley is … they spelled his name wrong … Alexander McDougallwhich is how he spelled itcame to the US from a small island off the … the unexpected included pursuing a career in sculpture and buying a studio at number 19 MacDougal Alley to do just that …

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

… Court a culdesac with a row of nine houses on each side off Brooklyns Flatbush Avenue between Fenimore and Hawthorne … and Preservation  By 1911 when Collins started building the Brooklyn Bridge was up railroad access to the area had been … Gardens was designated as an official landmark by the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission so the homes will stay …

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