architecture

Oct
22
Landmarks Preservation Commission Approves Pavilion Plans, While Community Concerns Continue

Landmarks Preservation Commission Approves Pavilion Plans, While Community Concerns Continue

Updated Pavilion plans. (Plans courtesy of LPC)In a meeting on Tuesday, October 20, the Landmarks Preservation Committee [http://www.
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Aug
05

Watching From Above: The Hauntingly Beautiful Gargoyles Of Bensonhurst

School gargoyles. (By Daniel Frazer)The thing that perhaps most distinguishes one Brooklyn neighborhood from another is its unique architecture.
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Jun
02
Kings Theatre Honored For Its Historic Preservation With Brooklyn Building Award

Kings Theatre Honored For Its Historic Preservation With Brooklyn Building Award

Photo via Kings Theatre [https://www.facebook.com/KingsTheatreBklyn/photos/pb.308936483947.-2207520000.1428688457./10153119888878948/?type=3&theater] Congratulations
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Apr
06
Manhattan Beach Jewish Center, Built In 1952, Nominated For Historic Designation

Manhattan Beach Jewish Center, Built In 1952, Nominated For Historic Designation

Manhattan Beach Jewish Center (Source: Google Maps)The 63-year-old Manhattan Beach Jewish Center [http://mbjc.org/] at 60 West End
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Jan
12
Restored Stained Glass Window To Light Brown Memorial For Years To Come

Restored Stained Glass Window To Light Brown Memorial For Years To Come

Photo courtesy of Beverly Jones.Brown Memorial Baptist Church [http://www.brownmemorialbaptist.org]‘s beautiful and poignant Pilgrims Window is
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Nov
18
Photo Of The Day: Mosaics

Photo Of The Day: Mosaics

Hansel and Gretel totally live in this house. Guess the block correctly and we’ll send you a cookie. Take
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Jul
21

The Vitamin Shoppe Opens On 86th Street In Former Home Of Benson Twin Theaters

The Vitamin Shoppe opened its doors at 2005 86th Street about three weeks ago, looking to capitalize off the new
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Jun
25

Sandy Brings NYC Beaches, Or, At Least, The Bathrooms, To 21st Century Standards

Source: NYC Dept. of Parks and RecreationThe new bathrooms lining the Riegelmann Boardwalk along Coney Island and Brighton Beach might
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May
24
Know An Architect Familiar With Homes In Historic Districts?

Know An Architect Familiar With Homes In Historic Districts?

Soon-to-be neighbor Josh writes: > I am about to go to closing on a new home in one of the
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Mar
18

Father & Sons Deli, Between Awnings

Though you had some appreciation for Father & Sons Deli’s late night sandwiches (and we’d add that they’
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