Closing Bell: Snowboarding on the Urban Slopes
From jsjcreative comes a video of people snowboarding in Fort Greene Park, the day after the big st...
Suzanne Spellen
Suzanne Spellen is a longtime Brownstoner contributor. She is an architectural historian, researcher, and writer with a special love for Bedford Stuyvesant, Crown Heights, and local African American history. She loves old houses, architectural detail, and enjoys exploring new places, camera in hand.
Development Watch: Bulldozer Time for Gowanus Building
As reported this October, Con Ed was getting ready to demolish this building at the corner of Thir...
The Painter’s Corner: Paint 101
Renovators and decorators all agree, painting a room is the quickest, cheapest way to improve a ro...
Walkabout: Restoring a House in the City
I was fortunate enough to catch up with author Ingrid Abramovitch. Her new book, Restoring a Hou...
It’s Never Too Late for Good Advice
The beautiful old brick power plant building at 153 Second St. in Gowanus, known as the Bat Cave, h...
Open Thread
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Federal Building #2 For Sale Once More
The 1.1-million-square-foot warehouse known as Federal Building #2 is looking for a new owner. Plan...
Tuesday Links
Arson suspected as girl dies in Bklyn fire [NY Times] NY on track for fewest murders on record[NY T...
Closing Bell: Freddy’s Bar – Heads Roll in Survival Fight
Freddy's Bar and Backroom on Dean St, due to be seized through eminent domain, and demolished for t...
If I Had a Hammer, or a Soldering Iron…
When I was in high school, they wouldn't let girls take Shop, or boys take Home Ecch. I blame the ...
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