Join Brick’s new book club for readers fascinated by NYC’s real estate history

… in the city underpinning changes in housing and the revised edition adds three decades including the housing bubble … to join the discussion … You will have to head over to your local library or bookseller to get your copy And the book …

By Brick Underground |October 24, 2025 - 9:30AM
In 'New York Rising,’ authors explore 400 years of the city's history

… The Dursts had a particular interest in Times Square their company built 4 Times Square the skyscraper that spurred the … a wife and budding family he had no interest in having his domesticity impinged by living in close quarters with dozens … latest activities Second and more importantly there is no index In a book covering such a broad span of history it …

By Marjorie Cohen |November 1, 2018 - 9:00AM
The 25 best books about New York City history

… of duplicates but we were wrong What emerged was a list of 25 distinctive books Some are general reference sources some … context … Adrienne Onofri author of Walking Brooklyn and Walking Queens   … Its the bible for New York … … Justin Davidson … 14  City on Two Rivers  by Stephen Longstreet … Written in 1975 this is New York City at breakneck …

By Marjorie Cohen |February 14, 2018 - 9:00AM