Mar. 6, 2025 By Susan De Vries Share your vision for a bit of East New York history at a community workshop designed to spark ideas for preserving the Long Island Railroad Substation 2. Hosted by Preserving East New York (PENY) and East New York Community Land Trust (ENYCLT), the event will bring together…
Dec. 3, 2024 By Susan De Vries Expand your knowledge of Bed-Stuy with a Municipal Art Society walking tour exploring the history-rich streets of the western edge of the neighborhood. Tour-goers will be able to gaze upon a range of architectural styles and details, from mansard roofs to streamlined Art Deco ornament. Brownstoner columnist…
Dec. 3, 2024 By Anna Bradley-Smith An interesting five-story red brick condo building is going up on a relatively low-slung Williamsburg block, standing out from its neighbors with a curved and textured facade. Surrounded by a green construction fence, the three-family condo building at 76 North 8th St. references 19th century brick buildings in…
Nov. 27, 2024 By Anna Bradley-Smith The ambitious Brooklyn Yards development plan, an engineering feat that will build housing over an active rail line, was approved by the City Council on Thursday. The rezoning calls for a 14-building mixed-use mid-rise complex with 267 residences poised on a narrow platform spanning two blocks above a…
Nov. 21, 2024 By Cate Corcoran The under-construction Brooklyn flagship of the iconic French luxury brand Hermès has been making waves on social media since its unveiling from scaffolding in recent weeks. Standing prominently on a high-traffic corner in Williamsburg, the storefront at 111 North 6th Street gives the impression of a cluster of…
Nov. 13, 2024 By Anna Bradley-Smith A design for new infill on an architecturally distinguished and landmarked block of Hancock Street needs refinement, the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission said at a hearing late last month. While the commissioners were, overall, enthusiastic about the front of the new building’s design and detailing, they agreed at…
Mar. 28, 2024 By Anna Bradley-Smith Just shy of 100 years since the grand French Baroque Brooklyn Paramount theater first opened its doors as a music and movie hall in Fort Greene, it is ready for its second act. The theater reopened this week following a five-year restoration and conversion project back to its original…
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Aug. 8, 2023 By Anna Bradley-Smith
Lined with lush front gardens, tropical flowers, manicured hedges, and leafy overhead trees, it’s clear why a block of Flatbush’s East 25th Street – between Clarendon Road and Avenue D – has been named this year’s Greenest Block in Brooklyn.
May. 24, 2023 By Susan de Vries
The architecturally curious were able to finally get a glimpse inside the long-awaited reincarnation of the Gowanus Batcave as Powerhouse Arts on Sunday.
May. 10, 2023 By Anna Bradley-Smith
A remarkable section of Linden Street has been designated Bushwick’s first historic district by the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission following a unanimous vote by commissioners at a May 9 meeting.