Brooklyn
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The Little Greenhouse Across From The Cemetery
Last Saturday, I had the always enjoyable task of going to Time Warner Brooklyn, where I waited for an hour in line to exchange a broken cable box, only to get one that turned out to be worse than the first. I figured the afternoon was a bust, until I realized I’d parked across the…
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A Golden Elevator In Prospect Park South
I always enjoy scouting apartment buildings around the Prospect Park South area. They don’t look especially interesting from the outside… …but you’d be amazed at how many have an almost regal tone to their lobbies. Sadly, most of them are pretty run down, but the details often persist, and every once in a while, you…
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The Brooklyn Car Dealership Caught In A Time Warp
Updated with car models and years, thanks to diligent Scouting NY readers! Let me know if I got any wrong! The other day, I was walking under the old abandoned subway tracks on Myrtle Avenue in Brooklyn:
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Hidden Treasures In A Brooklyn Public School (Including The Coolest Stained Glass Window Ever!)
Today (Monday) is the FINAL DAY to vote for a Partners in Preservation site! Click here to vote now – these places need every vote they can get. A few months ago, I was scouting out in Flatbush, Brooklyn, when I happened to walk by Erasmus Hall High School.