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I hired an arborist to address both a tree in my front yard and a nearby street tree that had dead branches intruding into my tree. They got a permit and did an excellent job. Urban Arborist at www.urbanarb.com. Another responsive company was Arborpolitan at www.arborpolitan.com
Marine Park Residents Worry Street Tree Conditions Could Be DangerousMisleading pics — this place has holes in the walls, every room needs total renovation, the pink bath has lots of damaged tile, and building needs a new roof soon. Really disappointing compared to the listing.
Sunset Park Co-op With Dining Room, Pink Bath Asks $499KI think The Brownstone Boys are known for doing it doing it and doing it well. A beautiful upgrade, Some mixed colors a bit much for me. Overall, I believe this Home-Sweet-Home will get Asking or above. Anywho...A+ A+.
Updated Bed Stuy Brownstone With Pops of Color and Pattern Asks $2.95 MillionHello, Adam — I’m Anastasia (Sasowski) Dunaway, who lived at 356 Highland Boulevard for many years. The Alba family lived at 279 Highland (yes, it was an amazing house!) when you went to that party…and the two Dobermans were the infamous Randy and Willow, who would often swim in the Alba’s pool, along with the Alba kids and all of us neighborhood kids. Aunt Gussie and Uncle Lou (Dr. Alba and Dr. Alba, respectively) were the best, and I miss them.
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