Tag: Best of Brownstoner

Editor's note: This is an update of a series that ran in 2012. Read the originals here: Part 1, Part...

Editor’s Note: This post is an updated version of a series that ran in 2011. Read Part 1, Part 2, ...

You may have heard the term “redlining” in discussions of neighborhoods like Bed Stuy or East Ne...

The Aesthetic Movement was one of the most important social movements of the late 19th century, yet ...

Poor Queen Anne! Her name is synonymous with the catchall of architectural style -- a flamboyant an...

There’s nothing like a Gilded Age apartment to set the heart racing -- or to inspire a swap fo...

Imagine being told your entire life that you were not really a citizen of your town or country. Imag...

Gentrification. It's one of those words that gets thrown around in the media and casual conversation...

Read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 5 of this story. If you live in the later brownstone nei...