For whatever reason, Montero's, the old waterfront bar on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn, was without its red awning this past weekend. ...

Klenosky Paint on Metropolitan Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, was the first shop I showcased in the running column "A Perfect...

The Astrotower's 50-year life came to a sudden, unexpected and violent end over the past week, following reports on July 2 that the...

I have a feeling that, as long as keep this blog going (and maybe long after I'm gone), memories from people who experienced Cafiero...

I thought, by finally dining at The Famous Oyster Bar, I might crack this mystery of a restaurant, which has dumbfounded me for 25 years....

Found among the comments on an item I wrote about the changes on Ludlow Street back in 2008, from the actual owner of the once-popular L...

Just the Pepsi sign, I mean, not the awning. Bold. Simple. In Yorkville.

I haven't done one of these features in a while, but I couldn't pass up the chance to showcase this little York Avenue gem of a s...

The Hutwelker Building is a handsome, simple, red-brick, four-story structure on Fifth Avenue and 19th Street in the South Slope. You...

I was surprised the other day, walking down Fifth Avenue in the South Slope, to spot a familiar blue and yellow awning I had been used to...