Prospect Lefferts Gardens Heritage Council Inc.

08/08/2026

05/23/2026

: 1142 to 1150 Nostrand Avenue is located on the west side of Nostrand Avenue and north of Rutland Road. Designed by C.W. Mullen and built in 1906. The storefronts are altered, though they retain cast iron columns. The buildings are faced in buff brick laid in common bond; the headers are recessed to form a channeled pattern, with stone trim and a pressed metal block modillioned cornice. The rectangular windows have stone sills and lintels, a splayed keystone over each lintel, and contain one-over-one-light sash.

Today, 1150 Nostrand Ave is home to Bleu Nuk Bk and the row includes neighborhood favorites like Camillo Brooklyn and Irie Jerk Chicken —continuing the corridor’s legacy as a vibrant hub of local business and culture.

02/14/2026

: A centered streetscape view of Nostrand Avenue. On the right, 1127–1105 Nostrand Ave (between Midwood and Maple Streets) now features a thriving strip of businesses, from Labay Market to Allan's Bakery.
These classic rows of mixed-use buildings were designed by architect Robert T. Rasmussen and constructed in 1908 by Howard Bloomgarden and Jacob Meziroff. They showcase three-bay facades with common bond brickwork, stone-trimmed windows, modillioned cornices, and decorative panels.

01/03/2026

On the west side of Nostrand Avenue, just south of Rutland Road, this elegant row—completed in 1908—was designed in the Renaissance Revival style by architect W. Fernbach and developed by Minnie Polatcheck.

12/27/2025

This row of buildings is located on the west side of Nostrand Avenue, just south of Lincoln Road.

Designed by Philemon Tillion for P. Polatchek and F. Franzes, these Shops & Dwellings feature pressed metal block modillioned cornices with a sash motif on the frieze. The rectangular windows have stone sills and splayed stone lintels with scroll keystones and contain one-over-one-light sash. Their facades are clad in buff brick laid in running bond with yellow brick quoins. The corner building has since been painted.

12/11/2025

Happy Birthday to the legendary artist Otto Neals!

Today, we celebrate the life, creativity, and enduring legacy of a true cultural giant.

Featured here is a photo from the exhibition “Imposing Blackness: Weusi Artist Collective, 1965–1975” at the Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop in 2022, with founding Weusi members Otto Neals, Dindga McCannon, Abdullah Aziz, and the curator, Dr. Myrah Brown Green.

Otto Neals’ contributions to the arts continue to inspire generations, honoring creativity, community, and history.

Please join us in wishing him a powerful and joy-filled birthday.