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Yachting Around Manhattan with the AIA
I LEARNED MANY NEW THINGS on Classic Harbor Line‘s architecture-focused “Around Manhattan Now” cruise last Friday, and was reminded of others I once knew but had forgotten. For example: the Statue of Liberty never gets old. She just doesn’t. Every … Continue reading
Posted in BROOKLYN, MANHATTAN, QUEENS, TRAVEL
Tagged 200 West Street, 59th Street Bridge, AIA, American Institute of Architects, Arthur Platt, Battery Park, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Chelsea Piers, Classic Harbor Line, Domino Sugar factory, Ellis Island, Fink & Platt, Frank Gehry, Freedom Tower, George Washington Bridge, Harlem River, High Line, Jane's Carousel, Jean Nouvel, Little Red Lighthouse, Long Island City, MANHATTAN, New York Chapter, Pepsi sign, Peter J. Sharp Boathouse, Robert A.M.Stern, SHoP Architects, South Street Seaport, Spruce Street, Spuyten Duyvil Bridge, Starrett-Lehigh Building, Statue of Liberty, Triborough Bridge, Trump Soho, Tsao McKown, Tuckitaway Storage, UN Headquarters, Washington Bridge, William Beaver, yacht, Yankee Stadium
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Brooklyn Heights, How Well I Know Ye
Hilly, cobbled Joralemon Street, with vividly painted c.1830s row houses THE YOUNGSTERS on Brownstoner like to make fun of Brooklyn Heights. They think it’s stodgy and dull and full of old people. Yeah, OK, it may not be the hippest … Continue reading
Posted in ARCHITECTURE, BROOKLYN, HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Tagged blizzard of 1888, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn Heights, brownstones, Columbia Place, Cranberry Street, fruit streets, Grace Court Alley, Henry Street, Hicks Street, historic district, Iris Cafe, Joralemon Street, lintels, Pier 1, Pierrepont Street, row house, wood frame
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My Byline Gets a Workout
The new Brooklyn Bridge Park, Garden Design Nov/Dec 2010. Photo: Julienne Schaer NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT, writing for garden and interiors magazines. When I first started, in pre-computer days, I hated it; I suffered terrible anxiety and … Continue reading
Posted in GARDENS & GARDENING, INTERIOR DESIGN, LANDSCAPING, MISCELLANEOUS
Tagged Alex Porter, Brooklyn Bridge Park, D'Aquino Monaco, design magazines, Garden Design magazine, garden magazines, Hamptons Cottages & Gardens, how to write for, Julienne Schaer, magazines, New York Spaces, Peter Murdock, Robin Hill, Sanchez & Maddux, Tim Street-Porter, writing for
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The Last Time I Saw Brooklyn
….was on Sunday, when I began my search for a pied-a-terre (I think I’ve already found something, but it’s not a done deal so I’m not going to jinx it by blabbing). It had been many months since I really … Continue reading
Posted in BROOKLYN
Tagged 19th century, Atlantic Avenue, Boerum Hill, Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, Cobble Hill, colonnade, Columbia Street, ferry landing, Gravy, Greek Revival, Holler & Squall, Iris Cafe, Montero's, Pacific Street, Paper Source, Pier 6, playground, Robert Moses, Smith Street, Trout Shack, Willow Street
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