This week and next, we present a series of longer pieces unraveling the histories of storied buildings. New York City reporters already knew all about Emma Goldman when…
A Church Sheds Neon on the East Village’s Immigrant Past
This week and next, we present a series of longer pieces unraveling the histories of storied buildings. Late at night, red light splashes onto the…
Woman Killed in Williamsburg Crash; LES Nears 50 Chain Stores
An alleged drunk driver exceeding the speed limit, Elroy Perez, 27, was arrested yesterday after crashing into a truck on Vandervoort Avenue in Williamsburg, killing…
The Many Acts of the Academy of Music, a ‘Sanctum Sanctorum of High Culture’
This week and next, we present a series of longer pieces unraveling the histories of storied buildings. New York City publisher Horace Greeley considered the…
The Ghosts of Clinton Hall: Riots, Fire, and Scandal On Astor Place
This week and next, we present a series of longer pieces unraveling the histories of storied buildings. In 2012, when attendees of an anarchist book…
Veselka Will Close On Christmas, Once Again Changing With the Times
This week and next, we present a series of longer pieces unraveling the histories of storied buildings. Anyone who wants Veselka’s famous pierogies, borscht and…
Bushwick’s a Haven for Burglars; Wassail Gets the NYT Treatment
Bushwick saw 441 burglaries in 2015 (through December 6th), more than any other NYC nabe. Police blame this crime phenomenon on unlocked doors. [DNA Info]…
The Ladies Who Lunched (and Noshed) at 156 Second Ave.
This week and next, we present a series of longer pieces unraveling the histories of storied buildings. She shot him in the chin. Sigmund Bohn…
‘Literally a Rat Hole’: How Seventh Street Squat Grew on a Governor’s Meadow
This week and next, we present a series of longer pieces unraveling the histories of storied buildings. In late October, I emailed Fly, a resident…
The Loner, the Lover, and the Trap Door of the Merchant’s House
This week and next, we present a series of longer pieces unraveling the histories of storied buildings. By the time she died in 1984, Helen…