Brownstone Boys: A Quick Guide to Restoring Finishing Details, …
WEBNov 4, 2020 — All moldings should be in proportion to the room size and each other. Trim and moldings serve an important purpose and are part of the architectural detail of your home. They hide the unsightly gaps between building materials and protect walls and plaster from damage, all while adding character and elegance to a room.
Map of Brooklyn Gang Turf Correlates With Map of Gun Violence
WEBIt is based on data and maps from the Manhattan and Brooklyn district attorney offices. The map of Brooklyn gangs shows a vast majority of groups are located in East and Central Brooklyn, with East Flatbush, Bed Stuy and Brownsville by far the most gang-saturated neighborhoods. Similarly, the map of gun violence showed the most fatalities ...
Brownstone Brooklyn: The Rise of the Brownstone in New York
WEBJan 31, 2017 — Photo by Susan De Vries. Many 19th-century New Yorkers blamed the brownstone problems on improperly cut stone in the quarries, or overly quick construction procedures. When cut and laid with the grain, brownstone crumbles and scales, because water seeps into the exposed pores of the thick brownstone blocks and, upon freezing, expands and splits ...
Borough Park Brooklyn: How the Neighborhood Got Its Name
WEBMay 13, 2016 — Photo via Brooklyn Ramblings. As for Borough Park’s name, the story begins with one of the area’s first settlers, Electus B. Litchfield, the son of railroad magnate and developer Edwin C. Litchfield. Electus entitled a portion of the area which was built in 1887 Blythebourne, meaning “happy home” in Scottish. The area’s present name ...
Brownstoner | Brooklyn Real Estate News
WEBAug 22, 2024 — Affordable Housing Lottery Opens for Modern Flatbush Build With $823 Units. Some say the kitchen and bathroom are also from the 1900's . $3600 ?? Smh. Park Slope Edwardian Unit With Built-ins, Moldings Asks $3,600 a Month. I believe the owner's name, also, is Jonathon Bombart.
Domino Square Public Plaza Opens on Williamsburg Waterfront
WEBby Anna Bradley-Smith. 09/23/2024. Domino Square, the penultimate piece of Two Trees’ major redevelopment of the Williamsburg waterfront on the site of the old Domino Sugar Refinery, has opened, providing an acre of open public space next to the landmarked Refinery building. Designed for flexible public programming, the space at 320 Kent ...
Gowanus Affordable Housing Lottery Opens With $784 Studios
WEBAug 28, 2024 — The affordable housing lottery opened today for the towering complex at 420 Carroll Street, right on the banks of the canal, with studios starting at $784 a month. Meanwhile, market-rate units, which went on the market in late July according to StreetEasy, include studio apartments starting at $3,436 a …
Developer Pulls Plug on Second Try for Spice Factory Towers
WEBSep 24, 2024 — Crown Heights. Developer Pulls Plug on Second Try for Garden-Threatening Spice Factory Towers. The unexpected move came just after the City Planning Commission approved a modified plan that appeared to have the full support of the developer. The empty lot at 962-972 Franklin Avenue pictured in September 2023. Photo by …
From Pakistan to Brooklyn: A Quick History of the Bathroom
WEBRogers’ bathrooms coincided with the inventions of another plumbing legend, his former boss, Solomon Willard, who is credited with the American invention of hot air central heating. The two features would come together 50 years later in the late Victorian bathroom. Late 19th century bathroom at the Codman House.
History Underfoot: Flooring in the 19th Century Home
WEBApr 1, 2019 — By the last decade of the 19th century, and well into the 20th, hardwood floors became the norm for all new construction. Plain strips of tongue and groove flooring, usually in oak, was now throughout most custom made and spec houses, in hallways, ground floors, and upper floors. Most parlor floors enjoyed parquet floors, usually with a ...