Brooklyn’s first known female developer was Susanna Edith Cosey Russell, appearing on the scene in 1870.
The Story of Brooklyn’s Lady Developers, Architects and Builders
The Hecla Iron Works Factory Rose From the Ashes in Williamsburg
The company headquarters had offices, design and drafting studios, and a showroom that took up an entire floor.
The Sweet Spot: A Candy Factory in Brooklyn Heights
We usually tend to think of Brooklyn Heights as a genteel and elegant neighborhood, totally forgetting about the part of the neighborhood that was anything but.
The Life and Times of Park Slope’s Singular Montauk Club
Noted 19th century architect Francis H. Kimball designed a fanciful Venetian Gothic Palace with American motifs for Brooklyn's popular club.
The Concrete Clock Tower of Robert Gair, an Iconic Dumbo Building
One Main Street, the tallest and most prominent of the Robert Gair buildings, is one of the neighborhood's best known buildings.
The Up and Down History of a Brooklyn Heights Brownstone
Like many Brooklyn neighborhoods, houses can come and go by the whim of the real estate gods.
All on the Fourth of July: Fond Memories of an Upstate New York Independence Day
When I was growing up, Independence Day was huge in our town. Only Christmas Eve came close in town-wide celebrations.
A Fanciful Queen Anne Row With Standout Terra-Cotta in Bushwick
These are exceptional houses. Everything about them says excellent residential architecture for an urban setting.
Yiddish Stars Once Tread the Boards at This Brownsville Theater
Until it closed forever, the Rolland Theater was always a home for live theater, and what a history it had.
A Look Back at Tin City, Red Hook’s Homeless Settlement During the Great Depression
At its height, the Red Hook squatter camp known as Tin City had a population of more than 1,000 people.
