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Diary of a Suddenly Busy Lady
LATELY, I’VE BEEN RUNNING hither and yon and back again. In the five days since my last post, I put 450 miles on my car — from East Hampton, L.I., to Brooklyn (108 miles), down to Philly and back (150 … Continue reading
Posted in BROOKLYN, HAMPTONS, LONG ISLAND, PHILADELPHIA, PROPERTIES FOR RENT
Tagged Accabonac Harbor, Bed-Stuy, Bedford-Stuyvesant, beer garden, Canon S95, Carroll Gardens, Central Park, Conservatory Garden, Cooper-Hewitt, East Hampton, Fishtown, Frankford Hall, historic district, Lewis Ave, MacDonough St, Saraghina, Sonia Delaunay, Springs, store for rent, Tin City, Upper East Side, Upper West Side, woodwork
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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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Spare Us the ‘Fancy Houses’
PROSPECT HEIGHTS in Brooklyn was designated a New York City Historic District in 2009. Now any external changes to a house’s appearance are subject to the guidelines and regulations of the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission. No longer will it be … Continue reading
Posted in BROOKLYN, HISTORIC PRESERVATION, OLD-HOUSE MAKEOVERS, RENOVATION
Tagged Amity Street, brownstone, Carlton Avenue, Clem Labine, Clinton Hill, Cobble Hill, crazy paving, crazy quilt, facade, fancy house, historic district, Joe Delgado, Landmarks Preservation Commission, National Trust for Historic Preservation, NEW YORK CITY, Old House Journal, Permastone, Prospect Heights, St. Mark's Avenue
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Bottom Fishing in Bed-Stuy
TODAY MY COUSIN AND I WENT ON A RECONNAISSANCE MISSION to Bedford-Stuyvesant, often considered the last repository of affordable brownstones in Brooklyn. I hadn’t been that way in years, and it looked good. Less garbage on the streets than in … Continue reading
The Unprotected
Brooklyn, land of funny neighborhood acronyms — the best is DUMBO (“Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass”) — has yet another one. You heard it here first: it’s BECOSMI, and it stands for “Between Court and Smith.” What’s not so … Continue reading
