Email Author Douglas Gillison

2003 Stories by Douglas Gillison

• Close-up on Sheepshead Bay

  published September 30, 2003

  Many of the London Planes trees lining the quiet streets in Sheepshead Bay are now wrapped in big yellow ribbons, some reading, "Support our... More >>

• Close-up on Woodside, Queens

  published August 5, 2003

  Portions of this article have been updated. Once dubbed "Suicide's Paradise" by residents,... More >>

• Close-Up on Brighton Beach, Brooklyn

  published May 6, 2003

  A joke holds that Brighton Beach is conveniently located near . . . the United States. Russian immigrants began arriving in the late '70s, and... More >>

• Close-Up On: Boerum Hill

  published March 11, 2003

  Portions of this article have been updated. Professionals and artists from Manhattan... More >>

• Close-up on Hunts Point

  published February 4, 2003

  Portions of this article have been updated. During the 1977 World Series at Yankee... More >>