Two August Anniversaries
A century ago, Queens was growing by leaps and bounds and exploding with brand new infrastructure,...
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Walkabout: 4 February, 1916 – Feuer Tag, Part 3
Read Part 1 and Part 2 of this story. The day after the tragic fire at the Tag house, an adve...
Leasing Begins Next Week at Pacific Street Building in Boerum Hill
The seven-story rental building at 267 Pacific Street in Boerum Hill will begin leasing 60 apart...
Nearly 60,000 People Apply for Greenpoint Affordable Housing
Nearly 60,000 people have applied for the 105 affordable units that will be available at 1133 Ma...
Bed Stuy’s Roosevelt Savings Bank on Way to Becoming Apartments
The 1906 Beaux-Arts bank building on Gates Avenue near Broadway on the Bed-Stuy, Bushwick border...
Thursday Links
A Brooklyn Map That has Battle Positions, but no Trader Joe's [NY Times] Coffee Shop Blamed for...
Wednesday Blogwrap
Cat Calling is NOT Flattering: Why I Stopped Running in Bushwick [Bushwick Daily] Bike Lanes...
Closing Bell: Remembering the Revolutionary War’s Battle of Brooklyn
Brooklyn Bridge Park and Green-Wood Cemetery are both holding re-enactments and activities to co...
Building of the Day: 315 Washington Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Free-standing brick house Address: 315 Washington A...
Park Slope Chocolate Room Re-Opening in New Location Soon
The Chocolate Room's Park Slope cafe will re-open in a new location at 51 Fifth Avenue this mont...
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