How the House Tour Has Changed in PLG (It’s Coming Up This Weekend)
In 1973, when Robert Thomason and his wife, Jane, bought a house in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, they ...
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Weiss Beer, Churches and Gangsters: Brewing Up Some Bushwick History
This is the story of a Bushwick brewery owner, a police raid, and how a local landmark got its name....
Fort Greene Co-op With Two Bedrooms, Walk-in Closet, Mantel, Private Roof Deck Asks $849K
This Fort Greene co-op offers two good sized bedrooms, good light, decent space, a washer/dryer and ...
Celebrate the 70th Anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s Major League Debut
The Dodgers might not be in Brooklyn anymore, but the memory of their most famous player lives on in...
Red Hook’s Early Years, Coffeyville, and Life on a Coffey Street Row
By Suzanne Spellen (aka Montrose Morris) Red Hook is one of Brooklyn’s oldest neighborhoods...
Big Self-Storage Facility Rising on Long-Empty Bushwick Block Near Graveyards
A long-vacant lot in Bushwick that abuts the Evergreens cemetery is empty no more, and a storage fac...
Rallying Round the Maypole in Prospect Park (Photos)
Happy May Day! In celebration of the traditional day of springtime festivities we take a look at pa...
Pre-Civil War Boerum Hill Townhouse With Curved Steel Staircase, Skylit Spa Bath Asks $2.645 Million
This Boerum Hill Greek Revival townhouse is small and not cheap, but it offers a charming and distin...
Citywide Ferry Service Launches, Is Not Without Problems: Tipster
This morning, the new citywide NYC Ferry service set sail, expanding ferry options across the boroug...
This Gowanus Factory Has History All Boxed Up
Editors note: This post originally ran in 2015 and has been updated. You can read the previous post ...
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