From the Forum: Child Guard Rules for Casement Windows in a Co-op
A co-op owner is hoping to prove that the board of the building is wrong to insist that guards go up...
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 Your Garden Ready With Some Plants From the Annual Brooklyn Botanic Garden Sale
Pull out your garden tools, the annual Brooklyn Botanic Garden Plant sale will be returning this mon...
From the Forum: Sorting Through the Options and Choosing the Right Windows
A homeowner has been doing research before replacing some worn vinyl windows in their brick house an...
Top 10 Brooklyn Real Estate Listings: An East New York Row House and a Park Slope Manse
The most popular listings on Brownstoner this week include a lush limestone in Park Slope, a wood fr...
Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: Living Like an American Girl Doll, a Park Slope Revamp
Live the American Girl Dream in the Grand Second Empire Home of Doll Samantha Parkington Here’s...
From the Forum: Keeping the Ants Outside
The first spring in a new house has brought homeowners an unwelcome invasion of ants and they are lo...
Designer Russel Wright’s Ode to Modern Living in the Landscape
The house can be a bit hard to spot -- but then that is just what was intended at Manitoga. It's mea...
Learn More About Your City With the Free Walking Tours of Jane’s Walk This Weekend
Put on your walking shoes and get ready to explore the city -- there's a whole weekend of free walki...
Feast Your Eyes on the Charms of Prospect Lefferts Gardens at the Annual House Tour on June 3
Another year, another great chance to sneak a look inside some of the fabulous houses of Prospect Le...
From the Forum: Getting Bats to Take Up Residence
While it may not be an immediate solution to summer mosquitoes, a homeowner is thinking of inviting ...
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