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

… apartment per floor and an unfinished basement Firstfloor apartments had five rooms and second floor units had six the … Pratt Institute and before designing most of Ridgewood apprenticed at the renowned Beaux Arts firm Carrere Hastings … 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
Alexander Avenue in the South Bronx is home to the borough's oldest townhouses

… Irish Fifth Avenue was probably the more widelyused term for these blocks at the time reflecting the ethnicity of the … Board of Trade a group of businessmen and professionals who lived in the area and promoted it with vigor set up shop at … in Riverside Park and statues on the cornice line of the Brooklyn Museum   Theodore Roosevelt and Fiorello LaGuardia …

By Marjorie Cohen |October 3, 2017 - 3:00PM
MacDougal Alley: A small downtown mews filled with NYC art history

… … From 1949 to 1950 Jackson Pollock lived at number 9 a home borrowed from his friend and benefactor Alfonso Ossorio … in Arizona where he hoped to improve conditions moved to a home and studio number 33 The building is no longer standing … Society for Historic Preservation … 5 If you covet a home on the Alley get in line … According to Richard Lech a …

By Marjorie Cohen |March 14, 2017 - 2:59PM