Among the victims of the Superstorm Sandy's wrath was Tony's Pier Restaurant, a local landmark in The Bronx's maritime City I...

In Greenpoint. Dramatic name: Cato.

UPDATE : Looks like Gallagher's, thankfully, is changing hands, not closing down. More to come. ***** Now not even the stalwart s...

The events of this week provided an interesting object lesson on the tricky matter of how to review a landmark restaurant. Many reviewe...

Here is a study in contrasts, on the corner of Richardson and Humboldt in Williamsburg. In the foreground, we have a handsome, three-stor...

The Brooklyn neighborhood of Kensington is an interesting mix of Russian, Polish, Jewish, Hispanic and other entities. Plus some health-n...

A lot of crimes against humanity and beauty were committed fifty years ago or so when the aluminum siding came a-callin' along the st...

In western Williamsburg, an old-fashioned 1970s style Chinese take-out joint, with bulletproof plexiglass inside and everything.

This is the latest post of "The Union Street Project," in which I unearth the history of every building along the once bustl...

As the number of artisanal pizza options has risen in New York City over the last decade—as well as the pitch of the debate as to which s...