A Masterpiece of Education: Flatbush’s Erasmus Hall Academy and High School
When the Dutch and then the English established settlements and towns in Brooklyn in the late 1600s,...
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Court Allows Partition Sale of Bed Stuy Home in Family for 75 Years
Ayisha Doyle, like her mother and her children, was raised in the grand brownstone on Jefferson Aven...
What Is Affordable Housing?
Affordable housing is often defined as housing that costs 30 percent or less of a household's income...
Preservationists Charge Landmarks Commission Does Real Estate Lobby’s Bidding, Violating Law
Around 100 people gathered on a sidewalk near City Hall in Manhattan Tuesday morning to demand chang...
The Hiram S. Thomas Story: Brownstones, Potato Chips, Black Excellence in 19th Century Brooklyn
The full-service restaurant and dining out for pleasure is a 19th century invention, born of the pre...
Warming Up in Brooklyn: The Art of the Fireplace
Editor’s note: This is an update of a series that ran in 2010. Read the originals here: Part 1 and...
History Underfoot: Flooring in the 19th Century Home
Editor’s note: This is an update of a series that ran in 2010. Read the originals here: Part 1 and...
Despite Building Boom, Housing in Brooklyn Is Not Getting More Affordable
In October 2017, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced his reformed affordable housing strategy. Titled “...
The Story of Brooklyn’s Lady Developers, Architects and Builders
In many people’s minds, the planning and construction of buildings is a man’s job. After all, in...
America’s Imitation Plaster: Tin Ceilings
Editor’s note: This story originally ran in 2010 and has been updated. You can read the previous p...
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