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• How to Buy a Christmas Tree in 19th Century Brooklyn November 27, 2020
  Editors note: This post originally ran in 2016 and has been updated. You can read the previous post here. The holiday season may be a bit different this year, but the sidewalks of Brooklyn will still be green and fragrant despite the cold weather when Christmas tree sellers line up on… Read More > The […]
• How Brooklynites Once Celebrated a Day of Thanks November 26, 2020
  Editors note: This post originally ran in 2015 and has been updated. You can read the previous post here. Thanksgiving in America has always been a rather strange combination of festival, food and frolic. We watch colorful parades in the morning, stuff ourselves in the afternoon and then retire to our… Read More > The […]
• Park Slope Italianate With Marble Mantels, Plasterwork Asks $3.395 Million November 25, 2020
  There are marble mantels, wood shutters and other original details to be found inside this Park Slope two-family. Dating to the 1870s, the house at 26 Berkeley Place is located at the edge of the Park Slope Historic District. It's one of a row of five brownstones constructed by an unknown… Read More > The […]
• City Reveals Plans for Bigger, 100 Percent Affordable Gowanus Green Development November 25, 2020
  A long-in-the works residential development will be bigger and more affordable than originally planned and also have a school, city officials said Thursday. The Gowanus Green project along Smith and 5th streets in Gowanus will be 100 percent below-market rate housing. “Gowanus Green helps realize the city’s commitment to fair housing… Read More > The […]
• Bushwick Locals Renew Push for Historic District After Lindemann House Faces Wrecking Ball November 25, 2020
  Residents are making another attempt at landmarking historic Bushwick Avenue. A group that included members of the community board, representatives for local officials and concerned residents held a virtual meeting Tuesday night to talk about strategies to reignite a landmarking proposal that was recently introduced as part of the stalled Bushwick… Read More > The […]