Empire Stores: From Cargo Warehouse to Ruin to Development Site, 1868 to Present
The austerely impressive Empire Stores along 53-83 Water Street reveals New York City's storied fo...
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Pie Shops in Brooklyn, What’s Your Favorite?
This post courtesy of Explore Brooklyn, an all-inclusive guide to the businesses, neighborhoods, and...
Brownstoner Upstate: Our Favorite Foodie Towns in the Hudson Valley and Catskills
A plate from Swoon Kitchenbar, Hudson via swoonkitchenbar.com The kind of food available in the Hud...
Does Gentrification Cause Helicopter Parenting?
Gentrification. Other people's parenting. What more kvetch-worthy topics could a Brooklynite ask f...
Walkabout: Stylish Englishman Steals From Brooklyn Bank — a Cautionary Tale From 1893
Bryce Arthur Whyte was as English as Queen Victoria. He had a plummy upper-crust sounding name. ...
The Insider: Workstead Designers Create Ultra-Custom Cabinetwork in Boerum Hill
No one in the world has a kitchen like this, except the owners of the wide, five-story brownstone ...
BioLite: A Brooklyn Business Making Fire Power Without the Smoke
BioLite is not your average Brooklyn maker company. The 45-person team is building a next-gener...
Building of the Day: 186 St. Johns Place, a Historic Church With Tiffany Stained Glass
Discussions of our 19th-century communities would be incomplete without a look at their houses of ...
Past and Present: Building the Clinton Apartments at 275 Clinton Avenue
A look at Brooklyn, then and now. Joseph Fahys was born in France in 1832. His father died young, a...
Sculptor Priced Out of Dumbo Studio Is Overwhelmed by Response to Article
Gabriel Koren's story sounds all too familiar. The 68-year-old artist -- lauded for making public...
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