preservation

May
15
Landmarks Commission Votes To Approve Coney Island’s Reigelmann Boardwalk As Scenic Landmark

Landmarks Commission Votes To Approve Coney Island’s Reigelmann Boardwalk As Scenic Landmark

Now that the LPC has approved “scenic landmark” status, the Reigelmann Boardwalk’s look will be preserved (Liena Zagare/BKLYNER)
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Nov
29
Method Restoration: Specializing In Restoring Original Wood Windows (Sponsored)

Method Restoration: Specializing In Restoring Original Wood Windows (Sponsored)

Sometimes, out with old and in with the new isn’t the best advice. Century-old windows are still around because
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Dec
02
Green-Wood Cemetery Is One Of Nearly 100 NYC Sites That May Be Removed From Landmark Consideration

Green-Wood Cemetery Is One Of Nearly 100 NYC Sites That May Be Removed From Landmark Consideration

Almost 100 sites across the city — including our own Green-Wood Cemetery [http://www.green-wood.com/] — could lose the chance of
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Aug
19
Owners Of 80 Rugby Road Struggle To Return Home After Blaze Devastated Their Landmarked House In 2012

Owners Of 80 Rugby Road Struggle To Return Home After Blaze Devastated Their Landmarked House In 2012

After a fire tore through a landmarked Victorian home at 80 Rugby Road [/blog/crime/fire-on-rugby-road-near-church-ave-this-morning] in November 2012,  its
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Jun
13
Kentile Floors Sign Coming Down, Letters Going To Gowanus Alliance

Kentile Floors Sign Coming Down, Letters Going To Gowanus Alliance

About a week after scaffolding began going up [http://gothamist.com/2014/06/04/kentile_floors_why_god.php] around
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May
06
The Wooden House Project Shines Light On Forgotten Gems

The Wooden House Project Shines Light On Forgotten Gems

When historic Brooklyn homes come to mind, it’s not uncommon for brownstones to receive the lion’s share of
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Mar
27
Help Cafe Steinhof Save Tujague’s Restaurant

Help Cafe Steinhof Save Tujague’s Restaurant

Whether it’s a bar, restaurant, coffee house, or hill at the park, we all have somewhere that holds a
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Apr
06

Joe Sitt’s Summer Plans For Stillwell Avenue In Coney Island

Source: w00kie via FlickrWhile we didn’t plan on doing another Coney Island story today, with summer on its way
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Feb
08

Bloomberg Releases Plans For Jamaica Bay, Wetlands – Public Comment Period Begins

The Bloomberg administration is pushing a plan to help restore the existing wetlands throughout the city, and the city has
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May
11

Photo: Methodist Church Installs Supports

Cool picture, right? I thought so, too. The United Methodist Church of Sheepshead Bay (3087 Ocean Avenue), as previously reported
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