From the Forum: Getting Tenants to Recyle
The fines are piling up and a landlord is looking for ideas to get their tenants to obey the recycli...
Susan De Vries
Susan De Vries is the Photo and Research Director for Brownstoner. She has a background in historic preservation, historic site management, and research, and has a passion for photography, documenting 19th century architecture, and ferreting out fact from folklore.
Get Ready for a Busy Bicentennial Celebration of Walt Whitman With Programs Across the Borough
With everything from a beard and mustache competition to scholarly lectures, there's something for a...
From the Forum: Choosing Replacement Flooring for a Parlor
Homeowners are replacing the parquet in the parlor and are on the hunt for flooring that will echo t...
Top 10 Brooklyn Real Estate Listings: A Tiny Row House, an Elaborate Townhouse
The most popular listings on Brownstoner this week include a Bed Stuy Italianate, a standalone in Mi...
Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: Rendering Shows Pool Atop Landmarked Dime Savings Bank
6 Things You Must Know Before Installing a Fence When the groundhog tests the weather in early Fe...
From the Forum: What Advice Would You Give to a Nervous First-Time Home Buyer?
A bit apprehensive after reading all the horror stories about buying a brownstone some first time ho...
Fulfill Your Garden Dreams as the Second Owner of This Lush 1930s Estate in Ossining
This picturesque Tudor style manse is surrounded by acres of carefully designed gardens and has been...
Make Your Garden Bloom With Some Specimens From the Brooklyn Botanic Garden Plant Sale
In perfect time for prime planting season, the annual Brooklyn Botanic Garden plant sale is returnin...
From the Forum: Dealing With Decades of Paint and Wallpaper During a Reno
Homeowners are a bit taken aback at the quotes they have gotten for skim coating their walls and are...
Brooklyn Will Be Alive With Art at the Brooklyn Arts Council Annual Event
Celebrate the artists and organizations that make for a vibrant borough with a festive evening. T...
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