Today the Shelby White and Leon Levy Information Commons opened at the main branch of the Brooklyn Public Library at Grand Army Plaza. It's a 5,500-square-foot space full of technology available ...
https://www.brownstoner.com/brooklyn-life/information-commons-now-open-at-the-bpl/
The Communication Workers of America last week released a report condemning Cablevision's Internet service in Brooklyn. In many Brooklyn neighborhoods, Cablevision is the only option for cable In...
https://www.brownstoner.com/brooklyn-life/union-slams-cablevisions-brooklyn-service/
Tina Roth Eisenberg, who designs and blogs under the company name Swissmiss, is a Swiss designer gone NYC. She and her family live in Boerum Hill, and her blog is an interesting pastiche of very ...
According to The Times, there's only one store left in New York City devoted exclusively to pressed-tin ceilings. AA Abingdon Affiliates, now located on Utica Avenue in Flatbush, has been around ...
Gearing up to start work on our yard, we drove out to Bracci Fence at 1440 Utica Avenue last weekend in the hopes of finding something off-the-rack that would make us happy. The closest thing to ...
We've highlighted some of NY Magazine's picks for '06 that may be particularly useful to the Brooklyn homeowners out there: Chimney Service Homestead Chimney 908-735-7708 Upholstery Cleaners A...
https://www.brownstoner.com/brooklyn-life/ny-magazines-be-2/
A brownstone owner and enthusiast emailed us this picture of the new lettering over his front door. "A gold leaf address over your door really makes a stoop shine," he writes. Looks good to us. W...
A reader turned us on to this manufacturer of ceramic tiles. According to the company's website, American Restoration Tile's philosophy is that "If it has been made before, then we can make it ag...
For those who thought the bathroom tiles we chose were too white and boring, the Times offers up some bolder ideas for jazzing up your inner sanctum. Bold Bathroom Tiles … Read More > The ...
https://www.brownstoner.com/brooklyn-life/stepping-out-in-1/
Back in the Fall when we were still planning the renovation we let our excitement get the better of us an we went out and spent more money than we really could afford on a couple of beautiful lig...