Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: Wegmans Under Construction, Mary-Louise Parker’s New Pad
Mary-Louise Parker Buys Brooklyn Heights Co-op With Views for $4.3 Million Mary-Louise Parker is ...
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.
From the Forum: Which Siding Material Should They Choose, Vinyl or Hardie?
Homeowners would love to use Hardie exterior cladding for their house but they aren't sure that it i...
Shop the Wares of Hudson Valley Artisans in the Bucolic Setting of the Olana Summer Market
Bask in the breathtaking surroundings of a historic landscape while you check out the work of Hudson...
Find that Perfect End of Summer Beach Read at the Brooklyn Public Library’s Small Press Flea
Grab a book to get you through the rest of the blazing hot summer or stock up on winter reads with t...
Work Almost Complete at Brooklyn Heights Wood Frame House After Loss of Original Walls
The construction fence around a rare Federal-era wood frame house in Brooklyn Heights came down brie...
From the Forum: Renovating a Backyard Shed
Homeowners are contemplating a fix-up of a shed behind their row house but aren't sure what might be...
Peek Inside S9’s Ship-Like Dock 72 as It Preps for December Opening at the Brooklyn Navy Yard
S9 Architecture's glassy, stepped structure on the Brooklyn waterfront, known as Dock 72, is getting...
Catch the U.S. Premiere of a New Jean-Michel Basquiat Documentary at Brooklyn Museum
Before a new film about artist Jean-Michel Basquiat hits the airwaves you can watch a screening in t...
Wegmans Inches Closer to Reality With Construction Under Way at Admiral’s Row
It's been a long time coming, but new buildings are finally rising at the Admiral’s Row site at th...
From the Forum: Choosing Paint for a Metal Cornice
A painter has recommended using flat paint for a metal cornice but a homeowner is concerned about ha...
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